sim
n. countablen. a computer program that copies a real-life activity, like flying a plane or living a virtual life. People often use this word when talking about video games.
n. a computer simulation of a real-world process or environment. Informal in register; frequently used as a clipping of 'simulation' in gaming and professional training contexts.
I spent all weekend playing a flight sim.
The pilot practiced emergency landings in a high-tech flight sim before flying the actual aircraft.
While the graphics in the racing sim are impressive, the physics engine fails to accurately replicate the sensation of tire traction on a wet track.
From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2).
Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).
From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”).
Commonly used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'flight sim' or 'racing sim'.