Imitation (disambiguation)

Imitation (from Latin imitatio imitation 'or' replica ') stands for

Imitation of another person, see impersonator
Dummy, a replica of an original to its replacement or its pretense
Emulation, mimicking the known behavior of a system by another system
Forgery, issuing a general imitation or re-creation as an original
Piracy, the illegal imitation or forgery of a product
Copy (Fine Art), the acquisition of stylistic or motivic nature of an artist or a school
Imitation (music), the occurrence of a musical theme or motif in different voices
Mimesis, in the philosophy of art since ancient times, a concept of artistic expression
Mimesis, the evolutionary trained protective garb in animals
Mimicry, the evolutionary trained deception of enemies or prey by a copied alert costume or enticement signals
Model learning or learning by imitation, the effect of each co-and Nachmachens
Skeuomorphismus, an imitation of a form, which goes back to an older, created in other material model, such as a ceramic in the form of a leather bag.
Imitation (sociology), the central concept in the theory of Gabriel Tarde and Clausen