cloneableprogram
nounUK /ˈkləʊnəbl ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈkloʊnəbl ˈproʊɡræm/
A cloneable program is a computer program that can be copied to make another one just like it.
The teacher showed us a cloneable program that we could copy onto every computer in the lab.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A program whose source code is open and free for anyone to copy and change.
Because it was a cloneable program, students could download it and make their own versions.
3. A program designed so its settings and files can be duplicated exactly onto another machine.
The IT team used a cloneable program to set up fifty new laptops in one afternoon.
4. In computing theory, a program that can be run as an identical separate copy without changing the original.
The researcher proved the cloneable program behaved the same way in every copy.