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mashup

mashup

4 4.8
A website or app that shows information from different sites in one place
  • noun
  • /ˈmæʃˌʌp/
  • Texting
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  • Programs will be mashups of original content and links to both live services and other content.

Examples

  • How do we make these mashups interoperable and portable across different runtime environments?

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  • I want to make a Google Maps mashup of local Indian restaurants by hand.

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  • If data is junk, then the mashup will be junk.

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  • OMA/EMML gives buyers a good opportunity to ask vendors about their mashup standards strategy.

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  • The other things include APIs, data mashups, and social, among other things.

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  • There are differences between mashup enablement, mashup interoperability, and mashup portability.

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  • An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, mashups, and tools being influenced by Google Maps.

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  • JackBe is a leading boutique mashup platform vendor, and EMML is their mashup language.

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  • The new app is a mashup that combines recipes from different cuisines into one easy-to-use interface.

  • The popular mashup features songs from various artists blended seamlessly into a single track.

Synonyms

mix
vsmashup
276 1.0

A group of different things or people that are together

is used as a web application rather than a general act of joining
mixture
vsmashup
58 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

is a specific software service rather than a general physical or abstract combination

How Integrated

mashup
  • Texting
4 4.8
platform
  • Specialized
278 4.9
aggregator
  • Texting
8 6.7
feed
  • Texting
201 3.4
widget
59 5.1

Surface Forms

mashup singular
mashups plural

Morphology

mashup = mash + up (transparent) = mash + up

Built from 'mash' + 'up' to mean combining or integrating multiple sources, a meaning directly linked to the components.

Etymology

Mashup comes from the simple parts mash ('to crush or mix') and up. Web developers began using it for apps that combine data or tools from different sites into one page or service. So a mashup is a web or software application that blends content and functions from several sources.