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mirror site
mirror site A WEB SITE which is a copy of an existing site. The reason for this duplication is efficiency: for example, a United Kingdom mirror site of a WEB SERVER which is located in the United States provides a faster service to European users than the original site because PACKETS do not have to travel as far from the mirror site as packets from the American site.
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DARREL INCE. "mirror site." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "mirror site." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-mirrorsite.html DARREL INCE. "mirror site." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-mirrorsite.html |
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mirror site
mirror site A Web site or FTP site that has an exact copy of data held at some other site. Mirror sites are used to widen access and speed up downloads.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "mirror site." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "mirror site." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-mirrorsite.html JOHN DAINTITH. "mirror site." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-mirrorsite.html |
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