Mirror (computing)

A mirror in computing is a direct copy of a data set. On the Internet, a mirror site is an exact copy of another Internet site (often a web site).

Related Topics:
Computing - Data - Internet - Web site

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Mirror sites are most commonly used to provide multiple sources of the same information, and are of particular value as a way of providing reliable access to large downloads.

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Mirroring is a one-way operation whereas file synchronization is two-way.

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