"digital twin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: digital twins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} digital twin (plural digital twins)
  1. (especially manufacturing, simulators, gaming) A digital model of an intended or existing real-world physical product, system, or process (a physical twin); it serves as the effectively indistinguishable digital counterpart of it for practical purposes, such as simulation, computer-aided manufacturing, testing, monitoring, and maintenance. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Gaming, Manufacturing Related terms: CAD/CAM, replica, simulacrum, solid model
    Sense id: en-digital_twin-en-noun-gVvq~KhX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, games, gaming, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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