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in silico adverb or adjective "In silico" literally means "in silicon" in New Latin, and is a nod to the importance of silicon in the creation of computer chips. (The same nod is given in the name "Silicon Valley.") "In silico," which dates only to the early 1990s, is modeled on and often contrasted with two similarly-structured terms, both of which date to the pre-computer days right around the start of the 20th century. "In vitro" means "outside the living body and in an artificial environment." (In New Latin "in vitro" means "in glass.") "In vivo" translates as "in the living" in New Latin, and is used in English to mean "in the living body of a plant or animal." : in or on a computer : done or produced by using computer software or simulation

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October 19, 2013 in-SIL-ih-koh "Researchers claim they are creating life forms on computers, in silico creatures as truly alive as the bacteria studied in vitro." - From an article by Joshua Quittner in Newsday (New York), July 21, 1992   "Leaps in mathematics and computing power now mean that increasingly complex biological functions can now be simulated in silico instead of in vivo." - From an article by Douglas Heaven in New Scientist, March 2, 2013

Word	in silico
Date	October 19, 2013
Type	adverb or adjective
Syllables	in-SIL-ih-koh
Etymology	"In silico" literally means "in silicon" in New Latin, and is a nod to the importance of silicon in the creation of computer chips. (The same nod is given in the name "Silicon Valley.") "In silico," which dates only to the early 1990s, is modeled on and often contrasted with two similarly-structured terms, both of which date to the pre-computer days right around the start of the 20th century. "In vitro" means "outside the living body and in an artificial environment." (In New Latin "in vitro" means "in glass.") "In vivo" translates as "in the living" in New Latin, and is used in English to mean "in the living body of a plant or animal."
Examples	"Researchers claim they are creating life forms on computers, in silico creatures as truly alive as the bacteria studied in vitro." - From an article by Joshua Quittner in Newsday (New York), July 21, 1992 "Leaps in mathematics and computing power now mean that increasingly complex biological functions can now be simulated in silico instead of in vivo." - From an article by Douglas Heaven in New Scientist, March 2, 2013
Definition	: in or on a computer : done or produced by using computer software or simulation

Silico Means Computer Latin Nod Vitro Living Body