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abbilden lassen

English translation: simulate

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German term or phrase:abbilden lassen
English translation:simulate
Entered by: milinad

14:46 May 29, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
German term or phrase: abbilden lassen
I'm confused by the meaning of 'abbilden lassen' in the context below. I have a number of ways of translating it: as copy, represent, map, simulate?

CONTEXT: "Der neueste Trend der Virtualisierung ermöglicht virtuelle Maschinen, die sich als Definition einer physikalischen Maschine wie ein vollständiges, autonomes Computersystem in einer Softwareschicht abbilden lassen."

Any suggestions? Mac.
macrettoc
Local time: 13:35
simulate
Explanation:
Your suggestion of simulating is correct. virtualization means simulating the functionality of something physical
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milinad
Local time: 18:05
Grading comment
Thank you, milinad and to everyone else who provided suggestions. This sentence was testing me! I appreciate all your help. :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4simulate
milinad
3to be modelled
Alan Johnson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to be modelled


Explanation:
allow themselves to be modelled;
can be modelled;
to model

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 14:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: My first thought, too.
1 min
agree  Ken Cox: good idea
6 mins
disagree  Kcda: It is simulating a physical maschine or respectively representing one. Not necessarily open for modelling or manipulation.
21 mins
disagree  Peter Barker: No. Modelling is creating an artificial representation of a system so as to investigate its behaviour. This is creating software that mimics the behaviour of a piece of hardware.
1 hr
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
simulate


Explanation:
Your suggestion of simulating is correct. virtualization means simulating the functionality of something physical

milinad
Local time: 18:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you, milinad and to everyone else who provided suggestions. This sentence was testing me! I appreciate all your help. :-)
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