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In computing, a [[mirror]] may refer to: |
In computing, a [[mirror]] may refer to: |
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* [[Disk mirroring]], or RAID 1, a redundant array of independent disks in which the same data is written to all drives |
* [[Disk mirroring]], or RAID 1, a redundant array of independent disks in which the same data is written to all drives |
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* [[RAID|Redundant array of independent disks]] |
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* [[Redundant array of independent memory]] |
* [[Redundant array of independent memory]] |
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Revision as of 02:57, 15 April 2015
In computing, a mirror may refer to:
- Disk mirroring, or RAID 1, a redundant array of independent disks in which the same data is written to all drives
- A mirror website, which republishes information verbatim from another (originating) site without exercising independent editorial control
- A download mirror, a form of FTP or web mirror used to distribute large files such as Linux or other free software
Website and download mirrors
- DMOZ#Content users, sites which mirror or re-use the DMOZ Open Directory Project dataset
- Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks, sites which republish Wikipedia's open content under a Creative Commons BY-SA licence.
- WikiLeaks#Hosting, use of multiple sites as protection against individual servers being taken down by government censorship