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The systemic sciences, be they politico‐socio‐econometric, medico‐systemic, psycho‐neurological, or ecologico‐environmental, must be founded on a computer science that permits not only the expeditious and conscientious modelling of collections of natural phenomena, but also a methodology which ensures that computerized simulation models are stringently verified and assiduously validated by both their authors and their critics. The paper delineates the operational procedure by which simulation models can be well‐written, yet, despite their complexity, subjected to the scrutiny of the entire scientific community in order that they be deemed credible mimics of the complex systems that they describe. The important aspects and evolutionary development of computational linguistics are placed in the context of providing ad hoc simulation languages especially amenable to the systemic scientist. In this context, the role, and value of the use of, the telecommunications technology to the verification and validation of the computerized models of the systemic scientists are delineated.