"A mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool; a typical example is the use of cartographic data from Google Maps to add location information to real-estate data from Craigslist, thereby creating a new and distinct web service that was not originally envisaged by either source.
The term mashup originally referred to the practice in pop music (notably hip-hop) of producing a new song by mixing two or more existing pieces.:
wikipedia
Mashup tools allow users to take things from multiple Web sites and combine them together to create a Web-centric composite application. "You want to start building mashability into everything you do,"
Computerworld
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