Sim

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Contents 1 Games and gaming 2 Computers and technology 3 Academics 4 People 5 Locations 6 Other meanings 7 See also

Sim may refer to:

[edit] Games and gaming

• Sim (Pencil Game)
• Sim (Maxis Sim games), a generic term for a humanoid character in the The Sims game franchise
• Simming, the act of playing any of several online roleplaying games
• Any simulation game

[edit] Computers and technology

• Subscriber Identity Module, or "SIM" card, a device used to store information in mobile phones
• Security Information Management, a concept in data security
• Simple Instant Messenger, a free instant messaging application
• A carpet simulation now called Tryk from the company Tricycle Inc.

[edit] Academics

• Singapore Institute of Management
• Studio for Interrelated Media, an academic concentration at the Massachusetts College of Art
• Student information management, the process of educational institutions recording data about their students

[edit] People

• Alastair Sim (1900–1976), Scottish character actor
• Dave Sim (born 1956), Canadian comic book author
• Thomas Robertson Sim (1858-1938), South African botanist
• Sheila Sim (born 1922), English film and theatre actress
• Sim Wong Hoo (born 1955), founder of computer audio company Creative Technology
• Sim (Star Trek), a fictional character in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Similitude"

[edit] Locations

• Sim, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast Russia
• Sim, Perm Krai, a settlement in Perm Krai, Russia
• Sim River, a river in Russia

[edit] Other meanings

• Sim (Korean name)
• Simulation, an imitation of something else
• Serving In Mission, an international Christian mission organization formerly called Sudan Interior Mission
• Siberian International Marathon
• Space Interferometry Mission, a NASA project also known as SIM PlanetQuest

[edit] See also

• Simsim