clone
noun [ C ]
uk/kləʊn/ us PRODUCTION
a product that is very similar to another one that it was copied from:
The doll was created as a cheap Barbie clone.
IT
a computer that operates in a very similar way to the one that it was copied from:
His competitive pricing helped launch the IBM-PC clone industry during the 1980s.
clone
verb [ T ]
uk/kləʊn/ us PRODUCTION
to create a product that is very similar to another one:
The idea was pioneered by Freemarket, and cloned by countless others.
to create an illegal copy of something such as a credit card:
The card is then cloned and cash taken from the victim's account.