Mirror image

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Used in computer forensic investigations and some electronic discovery investigations, a mirror image is a bit-by-bit copy of a computer hard drive that ensures the operating system is not altered during the forensic examination. May also be referred to as “disc mirroring,” or as a “forensic copy.”^[1]

See also

• Bitstream copy
• Forensic copy
• Image
• Imaged copy
• Mirror image

Footnotes

1. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.