Etym. 1980s: Latin, literally ‘in silicon’ (with reference to the use of silicon chips in computer systems); on the pattern of in vitro and in vivo.
Definition
- Performed on computer or via computer simulation; the phrase was coined in 1989 as an analogy to the Latin phrases in vivo, in vitro, and in situ (Sieburg, 1990).
Compare: IN SITU