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MirrorLink (previously known as Terminal Mode) is the commercial term used for a standards-based system for connecting smartphones to automobile entertainment systems using Virtual Network Computer (VNC) technology. MirrorLink is so called because it more or less "mirrors" the display on the phone on the display of the in-car system. This system requires MirrorLink software code on the smartphone and in the in-vehicle display to work. MirrorLink is finding its way onto smartphone handsets and in-vehicle systems thanks to the work of the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) which currently claims 63 members including car makers, handset makers, software companies and electronics suppliers. The CCC also acts to approve applications that will work using MirrorLink. The MirrorLink protocol also enables the use of in-vehicle interfaces to control the application on the phone. -- Roger C. Lanctot