mirror

  1. Noun.  A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
  2. Noun.  (figuratively) an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
  3. Noun.  (computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
  5. Verb.  (context, computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.