noun
- plural of mirroring; instances or acts of reflecting or copying something, especially behavior, speech, or appearance
- plural of mirroring; the process of creating or maintaining an exact duplicate or copy of data, systems, or information
Usage: commonly used in psychology, communication, and social contexts
Usage: technical; used in computing and data management
Examples
- The therapist noticed the patient's mirrorings of her own gestures during the session.
- Infants learn language through mirrorings of the sounds their parents make.
- The database mirrorings ensure that no data is lost in case of system failure.
- His constant mirrorings of his friend's opinions made it hard to know what he truly believed.
- The software performs automatic mirrorings of critical files across multiple servers.
- Successful negotiators often use subtle mirrorings of body language to build rapport.