Emulation and Piracy

Emulation

Emulation noun - Effort to equal or surpass another.
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Synonyms for Emulation

Piracy and emulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piracy" instead a noun "Emulation".

Piracy

Piracy noun - The act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea.
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Synonyms for Piracy

Emulation and piracy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emulation" instead a noun "Piracy".

Nearby Words: pirate, piratical, piratic

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  • Digital Piracy Is Evil Gaming Wildlife, a production of Channel Awesome, has released videos about video game piracy and emulation, which in general come off as paid corporate-sponsored propaganda videos.
  • Video Game / Far Cry Copy Protection: In an early example of Ubisoft's rather draconian attitudes toward possible software piracy, the game would refuse to start if it detected certain CD copying or emulation programs on the system.
  • I dunno wether this should be listed in Abandonware or Emulation or Digital Piracy or whatever, but what happens in the event that a game formerly offered on a Console-based Digital Distribution system (Xbox LIVE, Play Station Network, Wii VC/WiiWare) ceases to be offered.
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