N> 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": ANoperatiNg 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)
