mashup
Britishnoun
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a piece of recorded or live music in which a producer or DJ blends together two or more tracks, often of contrasting genres
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a hybrid website that collates and displays information taken from various other online sources
Etymology
Origin of mashup
C20: from mash blend + up
Example Sentences
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Bootie Seattle: 80’s and 90’s Mashup Night, 9 p.m.,
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2018
Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel Mashup novels aren’t over quite yet, it seems.
From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2018
Alexander Bolton in The Hill. @ezraklein: Patents are one of those areas of public policy where the divide isn't left/right, but incumbents/non-incumbents, and money/not-money Mashup interlude: Famous movie scenes + famous cat videos.
From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2012
Jonathan Akwue, author of the "Urban Mashup" blog, has suggested that BlackBerry Messenger — the smart phone's instant messaging service — may have played a more significant role in the mayhem.
From Time • Aug. 8, 2011
JackBe is attempting to make ecosystem-focused mashups easier to create through a standardization effort called the Open Mashup Alliance, a consortium of companies attempting to solve the problems that arise when building blocks are shared.
From Forbes • Aug. 17, 2010
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