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digital twin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: business, games, gaming, manufacturing

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 數字孿生 /数字孪生 (shùzì luánshēng) — digital model
  • Dutch: digitale tweeling — digital model
  • Finnish: digitaalinen kaksonen — digital model
  • Ukrainian: цифровий двійник (cyfrovyj dvijnyk) — digital model
  • Zhuang: soqcih songseng — digital model
  • Zhuang: soqcih suengseng — digital model
  • Zhuang: soqcih lwgva — digital model