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What (who) is klone - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Klone; Clone (function); Clone (disambiguation); Clones (disambiguation); Clone (album); The Clones; Clone (film); The Clone; Clones; Clone (biology)
klone
/klohn/ clone.
[Jargon File ]
clone
¦ noun
1. Biology an organism or cell, or a group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor to which they are genetically identical.
2. a person or thing regarded as an exact copy of another.
3. informal (within gay culture) a homosexual man who adopts an exaggeratedly macho appearance.
¦ verb
1. propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone.
Biochemistry replicate (a fragment of DNA placed in an organism).
2. make an identical copy of.
3. illegally copy the security codes from (a mobile phone) to others as a way of obtaining free calls.
Derivatives
clonal adjective
clonality noun
cloner noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Gk klon 'twig'.
clone
<jargon> 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. <chat> A clonebot.
[Jargon File ]
(2000-06-15)
Wikipedia
Clone
Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to:
Examples of use of klone
1. Some tackle larger issues, such as homelessness in "Safe Harbour," domestic violence in "Journey," infertility in "Mixed Blessings" and even cloning in "The Klone and I." "I think the one recurring theme that I didn‘t used to be aware of is that I try to give people hope," she says.