How would you describe what a digital twin is in less than 20 words?

[Guest]

If you weren't allowed to use the terms "digital" and "twin" how would you describe what a digital twin is (in less than 20 words) to someone not in the know?

[Andrew Myers]

That's a tough one to keep so concise, here's my attempt:

A model of a physical thing taking data of its current state and producing an actionable output

[Samuel A Chorlton]

I would have to go for:

Virtual representation of a physical asset with a direct connection to its physical counterpart to inform or make decisions.

[Tom Hughes]

In the context of the NDT  I'll take a swing at:

"An integration of people, data and technology that creates value for owners of built environment assets, their customers, and society."

[Gurvir Hender]

Hmmm, I’d go for...

 

a virtual representation of a physical thing which has the capability to capture and process real-time data.

[DRossiter87]

Trying to keep it as brief as possible:

"Information, updated as the physical asset changes, to inform decisions"

10 words! ?

[andy cooney]

Simulation of the real world, preferably with forecasting capability, has anyone watched DEVS?