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Software-for-software   (French Equivalent: Logiciel-logiciel)

DefinitionA type of emulation similar to software-for-hardware, but where the program emulates another kind of software (such as the Amiga operating system) rather than a piece of hardware (such as the Amiga chip).

Variable Media Glossary. Depocas, A., Ippolito, J., and Jones, C. (eds) (2003). Permanence Through Change: The Variable Media Approach. New York: Guggenheim Museum Publications and the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art Science and Technology
http://www.variablemedia.net/e/preserving/html/var_pub_index.html
 
Broader Term ↑Emulation
Related Term ↔Hardware-for-hardware