Sim
noun
Short for 'simulated' and 'simulation', a sim is typically used in gaming to refer to a game based on real life activities.
He played a flight sim to learn how to fly a plane.
Often appears as...
- flight sim
- racing sim
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Colloquial
noun
In technology, a SIM card is a small card in a mobile phone that stores user data.
I need to get a new SIM card for my phone.
Often appears as...
- sim card
- sim slot
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Technical
abbreviation
Sim is a shortened version of 'simple'.
I just want a sim explanation, nothing too complicated.
Often appears as...
- sim explanation
- sim plan
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
Short for 'simulated' and 'simulation', a sim is typically used in gaming to refer to a game based on real life activities.
He played a flight sim to learn how to fly a plane.
Often appears as...
- flight sim
- racing sim
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
In technology, a SIM card is a small card in a mobile phone that stores user data.
I need to get a new SIM card for my phone.
Often appears as...
- sim card
- sim slot
Usage tips
Technical
abbreviation
Sim is a shortened version of 'simple'.
I just want a sim explanation, nothing too complicated.
Often appears as...
- sim explanation
- sim plan
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Real-Life Basis
Sim games mimic real-world activities, so players experience lifelike situations virtually.
After playing the city-building sim, I understand urban planning better.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
When someone mentions 'sim', they're usually talking about a specific type of game.
She loves life sims where she can manage characters' daily activities.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Tool
Some sims are used for training and education, such as learning to operate vehicles.
He's using a driving sim to prepare for his road test.
Pro Tip 1/3Real-Life Basis
Sim games mimic real-world activities, so players experience lifelike situations virtually.
After playing the city-building sim, I understand urban planning better.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
When someone mentions 'sim', they're usually talking about a specific type of game.
She loves life sims where she can manage characters' daily activities.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Tool
Some sims are used for training and education, such as learning to operate vehicles.
He's using a driving sim to prepare for his road test.
Pro Tip 1/3Real-Life Basis
Sim games mimic real-world activities, so players experience lifelike situations virtually.
After playing the city-building sim, I understand urban planning better.
Pro Tip 2/3Genre Specific
When someone mentions 'sim', they're usually talking about a specific type of game.
She loves life sims where she can manage characters' daily activities.
Pro Tip 3/3Educational Tool
Some sims are used for training and education, such as learning to operate vehicles.
He's using a driving sim to prepare for his road test.
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Video examples
The Strange Tail of...
more than ever by using advanced techniques like ct scans to examine frozen crocodiles or using lasers to figure out what color velociraptor eggs were that's in the show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by brian gutierrez jacob pinter and laura sim our senior
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Chasing the World’s...
to become one of the world's most successful tornado researchers and how the el reno tornado became the first to kill storm chasers that's in the show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by jacob pinter ryan gutierrez and laura sim our senior
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
show notes look for them in your podcast app and while you're there please consider leaving a review it really helps other listeners find us overheard at national geographic is produced by brian gutierrez marcy thompson ilana strauss laura sim and jacob pinter our senior producer is
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Grow your food in the...
land you just need one clicker a small box of fun just sim clicker so your label is way cheaper because the future of Agriculture is not make a nice family but automated family environment because of IRA ponies technology you do not have to use heavy site because what you did
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Andrew Bastawrous: Get...
we've realized it's extremely important to share the data in non-medical jargon so that people understand what we're examining and what that means to them. So here, for example, we use our sight sim application, once your vision has been measured, to show carers and teachers
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The surprising science...
irrelevant so if you look at questions like this life satisfaction you see life satisfaction going up with each rung of income you see mental sim and mental distress going up with lower income so clearly there's some effect the defect is is relatively small and one of the
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Reframing Black History...
wills eli chen peter gwynne brian gutierrez laura sim jacob pinter and nachio's drew jones our fact checker is michelle harris our copy editor is amy kolczak the national geographic society committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world
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Saving the Creepy...
there in your podcast app and if you like overheard please take a minute to rate and review us it's a big help overheard at national geographic is produced by laura sim brian gutierrez jacob pinter and alana strauss our senior editor is eli chen
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
about these amazons it's called the amazons lives legends of warrior women across the ancient world that's in our show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by laura sim brian gutierrez
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Food in the Freezer PIPE...
outside world in winter the trees have sucked back the goodness from their leaves and let them go in the cold and dark they look almost sims to the world seems very old
Video examples
The Strange Tail of...
more than ever by using advanced techniques like ct scans to examine frozen crocodiles or using lasers to figure out what color velociraptor eggs were that's in the show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by brian gutierrez jacob pinter and laura sim our senior
Video examples
Chasing the World’s...
to become one of the world's most successful tornado researchers and how the el reno tornado became the first to kill storm chasers that's in the show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by jacob pinter ryan gutierrez and laura sim our senior
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
show notes look for them in your podcast app and while you're there please consider leaving a review it really helps other listeners find us overheard at national geographic is produced by brian gutierrez marcy thompson ilana strauss laura sim and jacob pinter our senior producer is
Video examples
Grow your food in the...
land you just need one clicker a small box of fun just sim clicker so your label is way cheaper because the future of Agriculture is not make a nice family but automated family environment because of IRA ponies technology you do not have to use heavy site because what you did
Video examples
Andrew Bastawrous: Get...
we've realized it's extremely important to share the data in non-medical jargon so that people understand what we're examining and what that means to them. So here, for example, we use our sight sim application, once your vision has been measured, to show carers and teachers
Video examples
The surprising science...
irrelevant so if you look at questions like this life satisfaction you see life satisfaction going up with each rung of income you see mental sim and mental distress going up with lower income so clearly there's some effect the defect is is relatively small and one of the
Video examples
Reframing Black History...
wills eli chen peter gwynne brian gutierrez laura sim jacob pinter and nachio's drew jones our fact checker is michelle harris our copy editor is amy kolczak the national geographic society committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world
Video examples
Saving the Creepy...
there in your podcast app and if you like overheard please take a minute to rate and review us it's a big help overheard at national geographic is produced by laura sim brian gutierrez jacob pinter and alana strauss our senior editor is eli chen
Video examples
The Real Amazons PIPE...
about these amazons it's called the amazons lives legends of warrior women across the ancient world that's in our show notes right there in your podcast app overheard at national geographic is produced by laura sim brian gutierrez
Video examples
Food in the Freezer PIPE...
outside world in winter the trees have sucked back the goodness from their leaves and let them go in the cold and dark they look almost sims to the world seems very old
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Quote examples
Kevin Magnussen
Danish Driver
One of the things that's really struck me at McLaren is just how much influence you have as a driver - I can test something in the simulator, or we can work on something in the cockpit, and they'll really listen to my input and, the next time you get in the sim, or the mock-up car, it's been changed at your recommendation.
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Kent Brantly
American
Through the care of the Samaritan's Purse and SIM missionary team in Liberia, the use of an experimental drug, and the expertise and resources of the health care team at Emory University Hospital, God saved my life - a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers.
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Lando Norris
British Driver
I think sim racing helps. I have improved in areas and do it whenever I need to improve. You don't feel G-force and those things are probably the biggest things, that and the fear factor which you feel when you drive. Therefore, when I go on to the track I'm better.
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John Carmack
American Scientist
The great games are the space sims and driving sims and these experiences where you're basically sitting at a table with nothing happening in front of you. A lot of interesting things are evolving there. There are great games that can be made.
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Chris Hadfield
Canadian Astronaut
Although simulators are great for building step-by-step knowledge of a procedure, the worst thing that can happen in a sim is that you get a bad grade on your performance.
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Marques Brownlee
American Celebrity
I have a SIM card ejector tool everywhere I go. It's probably not a normal thing to have, but as a guy who's moving between phones often, I kind of have to have one.
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Nick Szabo
American Scientist
What proplets do is they look to the blockchain to see who owns them; they are kind of like SIM cards today - they know where they are at.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I started my life on the ground selling sim card, telecom products and so on and learned a heck of a lot doing that.
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Mick Schumacher
German Driver
I don't do any sim at home or whatever. If I do, it's with the team, which is a proper preparation for me.
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Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
I like my flight sims because I can set up a very robust joystick setup and my head tracking software.
Quote examples
Kevin Magnussen
Danish Driver
One of the things that's really struck me at McLaren is just how much influence you have as a driver - I can test something in the simulator, or we can work on something in the cockpit, and they'll really listen to my input and, the next time you get in the sim, or the mock-up car, it's been changed at your recommendation.
Quote examples
Kent Brantly
American
Through the care of the Samaritan's Purse and SIM missionary team in Liberia, the use of an experimental drug, and the expertise and resources of the health care team at Emory University Hospital, God saved my life - a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers.
Quote examples
Lando Norris
British Driver
I think sim racing helps. I have improved in areas and do it whenever I need to improve. You don't feel G-force and those things are probably the biggest things, that and the fear factor which you feel when you drive. Therefore, when I go on to the track I'm better.
Quote examples
John Carmack
American Scientist
The great games are the space sims and driving sims and these experiences where you're basically sitting at a table with nothing happening in front of you. A lot of interesting things are evolving there. There are great games that can be made.
Quote examples
Chris Hadfield
Canadian Astronaut
Although simulators are great for building step-by-step knowledge of a procedure, the worst thing that can happen in a sim is that you get a bad grade on your performance.
Quote examples
Marques Brownlee
American Celebrity
I have a SIM card ejector tool everywhere I go. It's probably not a normal thing to have, but as a guy who's moving between phones often, I kind of have to have one.
Quote examples
Nick Szabo
American Scientist
What proplets do is they look to the blockchain to see who owns them; they are kind of like SIM cards today - they know where they are at.
Quote examples
Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I started my life on the ground selling sim card, telecom products and so on and learned a heck of a lot doing that.
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Mick Schumacher
German Driver
I don't do any sim at home or whatever. If I do, it's with the team, which is a proper preparation for me.
Quote examples
Thomas Middleditch
Canadian Actor
I like my flight sims because I can set up a very robust joystick setup and my head tracking software.
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