Meaning of EMULATE
Pronunciation: [adj]'emyulit, [v]'emyu`leyt, 'emyû`leyt
Definition:
[i] compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
[ii] imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software; in computer science
[iii] strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
[iv] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to
rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
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Meaning of FLOP
Pronunciation: flâp
Definition:
[i] the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
[ii] a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
[iii] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful
[iv] an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
[v] (informal) exactly; "he fell flop on his face"
[vi] with a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud"
[vii] fall suddenly and abruptly
[viii] fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
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