What Is Digital Twin?

Digital twins are virtual representations of physical objects or systems. They work by syncing real-world data with their digital counterparts, allowing for real-time monitoring, analysis, and simulation. This technology enhances decision-making, performance optimization, and predictive maintenance in software testing.

Service virtualization uses digital twins to create replicas of dependent services that might be unavailable during testing. Digital twins simulate the behavior of real services, enabling comprehensive testing in a controlled environment.

Digital twins provide a virtual representation of physical objects or systems, offering benefits such as real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and improved decision-making. They enhance understanding and optimization of complex systems.

A virtual twin is a digital representation used for simulation, while a digital twin is a real-time, dynamic representation of a physical object or system, providing insights into its behavior and performance.

Digital twins can be categorized as product twins (physical assets), process twins (manufacturing processes), and system twins (simulations of entire systems), providing a virtual representation for analysis and optimization.