sim

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of simulation.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of SIM card
3. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of social influence marketing.
4. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym 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.”

5. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of scanning ion microscope.
6. (England, Wales, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of search of the index map.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of security information management.
8. A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
9. (broadly)A person with Methodist tendencies.
10. Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
11. (derogatory, often)Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.

    “Near-synonym: NPC”

12. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of simulator.

    “They played a flight sim all afternoon.”

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

    “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.”

13. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of simulation.
14. (informal)A simulation session or scenario.

name

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.”

2. A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
3. A surname from Hokkien.
4. A surname from Korean.

verb

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon)Clipping of simulate.