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- noun computing A
computer capable of runningsoftware designed for another - noun computing A piece of
software that has the samefunction as another
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Examples
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TitanTV looks like a workalike to the old Yahoo interface (even a little nicer).
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That works really well unless some creative person reverse engineers your server-side protocol and then implements a workalike server
Techdirt 2009
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DLink introduces DWL-900AP, a Linksys WAP11 workalike: DLink's new model, introduced at $130 list price, appears to be identical in firmware and reference design to Linksys's WAP11.
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That works really well unless some creative person reverse engineers your server-side protocol and then implements a workalike server.
Techdirt 2009
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The workalike can offer the server access service to anybody (legitimate copy or not), and at a much lower price than Stardock, since they don't have to try to recoup the cost of development of the original game.
Techdirt 2009
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DLink introduces DWL-900AP, a Linksys WAP11 workalike: DLink's new model, introduced at $130 list price, appears to be identical in firmware and reference design to Linksys's WAP11.
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Due to the complete rewrite of Zepto, the project that Jewel Web is to be a workalike of,
RubyForge Gems 2009
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The workalike can offer the server access service to anybody (legitimate copy or not), and at a much lower price than Stardock, since they don't have to try to recoup the cost of development of the original game.
Techdirt 2009
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It did exactly what I wanted: acted as a workalike for Salling Clicker.
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That works really well unless some creative person reverse engineers your server-side protocol and then implements a workalike server.
Techdirt 2009
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