clone
<jargon> 1. An exact copy of a product, made legally or illegally, from
documentation or by reverse engineering, and usually cheaper.
E.g. "PC clone": a PC-BUS/ISA, EISA, VESA, or PCI compatible x86-based
microcomputer (this use is sometimes misspelled "klone" or "PClone"). These
invariably have much more bang per buck than the IB PCM they resemble.
E.g. "Unix clone": An operating system designed to deliver a Unix-like
environment without Unix licence fees or with additional "mission-critical"
features such as support for real-time programming.
2. <chat> A clonebot.
[Jargon File]
(2000-06-15)
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