clove

n 1: aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

2: moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen

widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which

are source of cloves [syn: {clove tree}, {Syzygium

aromaticum}, {Eugenia aromaticum}, {Eugenia caryophyllatum}]

3: one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis

of a larger garlic bulb [syn: {garlic clove}]

4: spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used

whole or ground

clone

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. A {clonebot}.

[{Jargon File}]

(2000-06-15)