sim

plural sims

1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of simulator.

   They played a flight sim all afternoon.

   2 more examples

   But shooters, sims and real-time strategy games ascended as the industry grew and mouseless home consoles made the genre's mechanics awkward.

   2009 July 11, Darren Zenko, “U.K. pair turn time into romp”, in Toronto Star

   Water attractions are the big new addition to Frontier Developments' theme park sim, adding a new dimension to what was previously a comprehensive but unadventurous coaster creation kit.

   2025 February 28, Rick Lane, “Review: Planet Coaster 2”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 66; published online 1 November 2024

2. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of simulation.
3. informalA simulation session or scenario.

present singular third person sims · participle present simming · participle past simmed · past simmed

1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncommonClipping of simulate.

1. abbreviationclippingcomputingClipping of simulation.
2. abbreviationclippingClipping of SIM card
3. abbreviationacronymbusinessAcronym of social influence marketing.
4. abbreviationacronymcommunicationsAcronym of Subscriber Identity Module.

   Despite the ongoing health crisis, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered phone operators in the country to block SIM cards not linked to a national identity number (NIN), used to bundle together biometric records such as fingerprints and headshots.

   2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN

5. abbreviationacronymmicroscopyAcronym of scanning ion microscope.
6. EnglandWalesabbreviationacronymlawAcronym of search of the index map.
7. abbreviationinitialismcomputer securityInitialism of security information management.

alternative Simm · alternative Shim

1. A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

   The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair.

   1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

2. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

alternative Simm · alternative Shim

1. A surname from Hokkien.

alternative Simm · alternative Shim

1. A surname from Korean.

plural Sims · alternative Simm · alternative Shim

1. ChristianityA Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
2. broadlyChristianityA person with Methodist tendencies.

plural Sims · alternative Simm · alternative Shim

1. ChristianityAny of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
2. derogatoryoftenChristianitySomeone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.

   Near-synonym: NPC

   Synonyms: NPC