It seems like there are a few dimensions in which caching and replication
differ:
Caching Replication
what is copied server output server source
(as Micah observed, though
I would apply it to all replication,
not just mirroring)
who initiates it client server
(unless push-
cached, which
blurs the line)
how permanent is it temporary permanent
(managed by the server,
flushed or updated via overwrites
by the server)
The difference between a mirror and a replica, IMO, is that
a mirror is a copy of an entire server
a replicate is a copy of one of the files on a server
I think this takes into account part of the
definitions of Micah, Wojtek, and Gary.
Does it unify them??
Joe
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