sim

Etymology

Shortening of simulation.

noun

  1. (informal) Clipping of simulator.
    They played a flight sim all afternoon.
  2. (informal) Clipping of simulation.
    But shooters, sims and real-time strategy games ascended as the industry grew and mouseless home consoles made the genre's mechanics awkward. July 11, 2009, Darren Zenko, “U.K. pair turn time into romp”, in Toronto Star
  3. (informal) A simulation session or scenario

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