transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsim-yə-ˈlā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English simulacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin simulation-, simulatio, from simulare
Date: 14th century
1. : the act or process of simulating
2. : a sham object : counterfeit
3.
a. : the imitative representation of the functioning of one system or process by means of the functioning of another
a computer simulation of an industrial process
b. : examination of a problem often not subject to direct experimentation by means of a simulating device