Need of word-pair along the lines of simulacra
Which are the best words to represent a real thing in a meaningful sense?
What is Simulacra and why is it the most common terms for mimicking an object?
I like replicant (the fake people in Bladerunner), but there are some issues using it. Silhouette feels close, but not quite there.
What do hologram watch’s from Total Recalls represent? When we are drawing the real object, we interact with the copies just like the original, so it doesn’t matter that they aren’t the original.
Sorry, the words I’m looking for would work well in describing what I’m looking for!
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I’m working on a software library for interprocess communication, and am trying to come up with a few terms that convey the intent. That you create an object that behaves the expected way, and it doesn’t matter whether the “real” object exists in another process. The idea is that you create an object in your process that behaves the expected way, and it doesn’t matter whether the “real” object exists in another process. If the object is in another process, the library handles all of the communication to keep things synchronized with that (real) object. Your version behaves exactly the same way.
Proxy and Remote Procedure call(rpc) focus on the information transport. I’ve been looking for “proven actions” rather than “explained.” I do need terms for each, so I can describe the implementation.
Is
there any proof, correct or correct that a question was misread? What’s the difference between describing a conceptual behavior in computer programming and defining a function by how do we define a function? Name of Classes. The suggestions have been very helpful for helping me figure out how to describe what I’m working on, so it is unfortunate that my question has been put on hold as off-topic.
One could pair Simulacra with Referent in line with Jean Baudrillard’s concepts of total simulation and the absence of the Real. Some Wikipediars have already written articles explaining Jean Baudrillard’s concepts. I believe that is a
big mistake.
If a piece of software is in multiple places at the same time, in a projector your copy will be “projections” and the original your copy will be “original”. Something along the lines of ‘ubiquitous’ or ‘omnipresent’ could work for the library name, but I like the idea of an ‘original object’ ‘bilocating’ through ‘projections’
Since OP specifically says it doesn’t matter that they aren’t the original, I suggest they are all…
fungibles (as a plural noun; they could be adjectivally referred to as fungible )
Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Can be used in more than one plural.
If you lend someone a $1 dollar bill you don’t necessarily expect to be repaid with the same bill, since all dollar bills are fungible/interchangeable. Again, this was originally very much a legal term (like “Taxi money” but I can’t have access.) (and theories of reality) In the modern age, the word is becoming more widespread in a range of contexts.
If for the original,
- consider
- prototype
- paradigm
- archetype
epitome For the simulacrum,
- perhaps
- copy
- facsimile
- replica
- clone
- autotype (images only)
- reproduction
- repro (slangy)
- knockoff (a bit derogatory)
In regards to your answer you used the word “need” in your question. Why is “representation” called a “representation”, and that is exactly the word and the computer-science concept that used in REST, which stands for “Representational State Transfer”.
Let’s say we have a profile (for example, let’s say we have a photo); this is a “profile”. One “representation” of this profile is a bunch of HTML with embedded images that is viewable through a web browser, as a UI component. I know some people think this as the profile, but in reality, the profile is a row in a database table, and the HTML page is a representation of this profile. When you check out the HTML page at the profile page, what’s your information about this page? If a person upgrades their profile, then requests HTML, the representation will be improved to match the underlying data. The programming concept of a representation already has the concept of synchronization built in. Gotta represent to yo. Too strong.
How many different representations are there in a Java string that calls JSON. What was the object of the data or it contains the same data?
So the terminology you are looking for could be “object” and its “representations”.
Already in use in RPC (at least in Java) – ‘Stub’ – which is the class that gets exposed but it’s not the’real’ thing.
From software testing (and other things), ‘dummy’ as in ‘dummy Objects’ which are the ones ‘filling in’ for the real ones.
‘pseudo’ is typically used as a prefix but it can be used on it’s own means false or fake, as in pseudo-science (not’really’ science) or an amoeba has a pseudopod (false appendage).
What’s your context? In the world of Industrial design we have Production vs.
Design. For example, we have a production v.s. design. What does production look like? In
system engineering we have: mock-up v.s. implementation.
What
are the contexts in a simulation?
Can somebody help me with a basic notion?
I support Luke G’s suggestion of “object”/”representation”, but here are many words that might be used: “Vehicle”/”Tenor”.
- Does the object represent that “the idea is the object”?
- “In the sense of Platonic ideal.)
- “Prototype”/”Instance”
Hope these help.
Surprised this hasn’t been mentioned yet, but:
doppelgu00e4nger noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
What does hologram hologram look like? In common usage I’ve heard the word to most commonly mean a duplicate or replication intended to appear identical to the original even to the point of replacing the original. For example, if I don’t know both versions of the word, a duplicate should be checked and replaced with the original. In any case, a forgery is a similar physical thing. How is it different?
It doesn’t hold up as it added context relates to software objects. Is this particularly grating in a repeat-typing context? If I need to expose the real and fake objects through a user interface, I think it could work.
The literal translation of the word from German is double-goer or double-walker which works quite well for software term, reality-reflecting term, or a person-interface term.
- The first word I thought of when I read your question was proxy, but I guess you’re saying that you don’t like it.
- How can I make surrogates works like a proxy to remove the web lacked identity and privacy issues at home?
- Is it just a mathematical phenomenon is that a virtual object is a real object?
- I know somebody else mentioned it but I believe replica is good. YES. It is, to my mind, fake! What is Lotus Notes? For example, you can have multiple copies of your data network, distributed around the world, if appropriate. What are replicas? Why do some users interact with replicas of their own for a reasonable response time? Changes are replicable (i.e., changes are replicated). In other sites. so propagated.
- It is not like mirror; it has features similar to mirrors. Compare to its usage for replicated web sites for downloading files, e.g. Netflix.Citrix.com/Tournzl./Development.cgi is used for the storage of files. (download.cgi is valid only). Software.
- You mentioned your silhouette. How did you approach the question? What is shadow and how come it’s so good?
- Is primary school good for a student? What are master and master vs. master chemistry? Can slave be treated with an eye?
What is your opinion of TWP?
