Mirror vs Pair - What's the difference?
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A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
(figuratively) an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
* Spenser
(computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
A mirror carp.
Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
(computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
To reflect.
Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
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Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plurale tantum)
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
(cards) A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
(cricket) A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
(baseball, informal) A double play, two outs recorded in one play
(baseball, informal) A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
(slang) A pair of breasts
(Australia, politics) The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
(archaic) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
* Charles Dickens
* Beaumont and Fletcher
(kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair'', ''sliding pair'', ''twisting pair .
To group into sets of two.
* Alexander Pope
To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
(politics, slang) To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
* Rowe
(computing) to form wireless connection between to devices
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In computing terms the difference between mirror and pair
is that mirror is an exact copy of a data set, especially a website while pair is to form wireless connection between to devices.In transitive terms the difference between mirror and pair
is that mirror is of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of while pair is to bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.mirror
English
(wikipedia mirror)Alternative forms
* mirrour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- We could see the lorry in the mirror , so decided to change lanes.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors .
Synonyms
* (reflecting surface) glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)Derived terms
* do with mirrors * half-silvered mirror * magic mirror * mirror image * one-way mirror * rear-view mirror * two-way mirrorVerb
(en verb)- He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in (Graceland).
See also
* cheval glass * looking glasspair
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) paire, from (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)Obama's once hip brand is now tainted, passage=Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.}}
- There were two pairs on the final vote.
- plunging myself into poverty and shabbiness and love in one room up three pair of stairs
- Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.
Synonyms
* two objects in a group: duo, dyad, couple, brace, twosome, duplet * (pair of breasts) See alsoDerived terms
* on a pair * grow a pair * in pairs * king pair * pair-horse * pair-oar(ed) * pair production * pair skating * royal pair * strap on a pairVerb
(en verb)- Glossy jet is paired with shining white.
- The wedding guests were paired boy/girl and groom's party/bride's party.
- My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
- If your computer has a built-in, non-Microsoft transceiver, you can pair the device directly to the computer by using your computer’s Bluetooth software configuration program but without using the Microsoft Bluetooth transceiver.