1. An exact copY of a product, made legallY or illegallY, from documentation or bYreverse 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)