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 iSSometimeS 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" featureSSuch aSSupport for real-time programming. 2. A clonebot. [Jargon File] (2000-06-15)
