cyclone

n 1: (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a

low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the

northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern [ant:

{anticyclone}]

2: a violent rotating windstorm

clone

1. An exact copy of a product, made legally or

illegally, from {documentation} or by {reverse engineering},

and usually cheaper.

E.g. "PC clone": a PC-BUS/{ISA}, {EISA}, {VESA}, or {PCI}

compatible {x86}-based {microcomputer} (this use is sometimes

misspelled "klone" or "PClone"). These invariably have much more

bang per buck than the {IB PCM} they resemble.

E.g. "Unix clone": An {operating system} designed to deliver a

{Unix}-like environment without Unix licence fees or with

additional "mission-critical" features such as support for

{real-time} programming.

2. A {clonebot}.

[{Jargon File}]

(2000-06-15)