What Does Processor Emulation Mean?
Processor emulation is a virtualization process and technology that allows software that has been compiled for a specific processor or operating system (OS) to run on a different system that has a different processor and OS. This is done by dynamically translating the processor instructions and all associated operating system calls of a program into the instructions of the processor and OS where it is running.
Techopedia Explains Processor Emulation
Processor emulation allows the execution of programs written for one processor to execute on a different processor with a different architecture and instruction set. A good basic example is a game console emulator, which allows users to play console games such as Nintendo Entertainment System and PlayStation games on their PC. The processor used by a game console is very different from that of a PC, so to be able to play console games on a PC, the processor of the game console must be emulated.
