Definitions
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- adverb & adjective By computer modeling.
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- adjective computing In
computer simulation or invirtual reality
Etymologies
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[Latin in, in + pseudo-Latin silicō (from English silicon, on the model of in vitro, in vivo, etc., in reference to the silicon chips in computers).]
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By analogy with Latin in vitro ("in glass"), used to refer to experiments in a test tube.
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niels commented on the word in silico
in vitro: an experiment or procedure done in glassware.
in vivo: an experiment or procedure done in the living body.
in silico: an experiment or procedure done in a computer.
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February 10, 2008