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A '''mirror''' is when one site hosts an identical (or near identical) copy of what was originally hosted on a different site. This act of 'mirroring' can happen for a variety of reasons: e.g. the content is hosted in a [[:Category:Political|politically]] unstable location, and other sites will {{tag|mirror}} the content in case the main site goes [[:Category:Dead|offline]] or becomes [[:Category:Private|inaccessible]]. Mirroring is common amongst [[wiki]]s, especially [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. Sometimes, a site will only host a portion of the original material, usually related to a specific concept or [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]]. | |||
When the mirrored material is substantially changed and starts to take on a different life of its on, this is known as [[forking]] and results in increasingly separate communities and resources. | When the mirrored material is substantially changed and starts to take on a different life of its on, this is known as [[forking]], and results in increasingly separate [[:Category:Communities|communities]] and resources. | ||
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*[[Federated wiki (concept)]]. | |||
[[Category:Mirror| ]] | |||
[[Category:WikiIdea]] | [[Category:WikiIdea]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 24 November 2017
A mirror is when one site hosts an identical (or near identical) copy of what was originally hosted on a different site. This act of 'mirroring' can happen for a variety of reasons: e.g. the content is hosted in a politically unstable location, and other sites will mirror the content in case the main site goes offline or becomes inaccessible. Mirroring is common amongst wikis, especially Wikipedia. Sometimes, a site will only host a portion of the original material, usually related to a specific concept or subject.
When the mirrored material is substantially changed and starts to take on a different life of its on, this is known as forking, and results in increasingly separate communities and resources.
- See also