mimic is a server that mimics Internet servers. It includes imitators for ftpd and telnetd, and can be extended with scripting to support other types of imitation. Users will believe they are connected to authentic services but will never be able to log in. Everything that they type is logged. In addition, scripting new imitator services is simple.
Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.
Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.
To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
to copy or imitate so as to ridicule; to resemble closely; simulate
Looking like another animal or object to gain protection from predators, parasites, etc. For example, the perfectly edible Viceroy butterfly gains protection from birds by mimicking the Monarch, which most birds avoid because of its toxicity.
A person or animal that imitates another; or an animal that closely resembles another, usually poisonous, animal. Predators stay away from mimics, thinking they are the poisonous animals they look like.
imitate Any idea that artificial intelligence will mimic exactly the human brain still sounds like the stuff of science fiction. mimic (n), mimicker (n), mimicry (n)
imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
an actor that closely imitates the character he or she is portraying
1. A species that looks very similar to another species. For example, the Viceroy butterfly looks a lot like the Monarch butterfly. Monarchs are poisonous to most predators, but Viceroys are not. Since the Viceroy is a mimic of the Monarch, it gets protection from predators. 2. To copy or behave like another species. Some birds, such as mockingbirds and starlings, mimic the songs of other birds.
an underground carnivore that can imitate objects.
An imitation that sends a false signal.
A mimic is any species that has evolved to appear similar to another successful species or to the environment in order to dupe predators into avoiding the mimic, or dupe prey into approaching the mimic. A mimic generally resembles its target in one or more of the following: appearance, behavior, and habitat. The capacity to mimic is sometimes called "mimetism."