mirror site

mirror site
mirror site ˈmirror ˌsite \Check if an appropriate sense has been added at 'site' under which this can be nested. noun [countable] COMPUTING
a website that is an exact copy of another one, but which is in a different place on the Internet:

• A mirror site is a way of re-distributing the traffic load of a popular website.

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mirror site UK US noun [C] INTERNET
a website that is an exact copy of another website, but with a different address, allowing more people to be able to see and use it: »

Instead of relying on one site, the consulting company is planning a network of mirror sites.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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