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In the scripts it was referred to as "the Mirror universe".
In "Crossover" it was moreless defined as 'the other side' (ala "your side" or "our side").
In "Through the Looking Glass": Sisko referred to it as "the same parallel universe that two of my crewmembers visited a year ago".
In "Shattered Mirror": Sisko again referred to it as "the parallel universe". O'Brien referred to it "the alternate universe".
In "Resurrection": MirrorBariel twice refers to it as "the alternate universe". Also, the device used to scramble the transporter to go between universes is called a "multidimensional transporter device".
In "The Emperors New Cloak": Zek says "I'm in the Alternate Universe!"
So from that we can say, yes, "the Mirror universe" was not spoken on screen but it was referred to as such in the scripts - and "alternate" and "parallel" universe can be used interchangably....
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It is never refered to as the Mirror Universe in dialoge, but because it is such a close mirror of the Star Trek universe, albeit twisted, the term Mirror Universe just makes sence. Like you would call a universe full of dinosaurs, the Dinosaur Universe. So along those lines, it really should be called the Broken Mirror Universe or something like that.
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I know it was mentioned before - when the episode aired - but what about the big muck up of basing an entire story around the Mirror Universe not having cloaking technology - when in "Shattered Mirror"? The Klingons and Cardassians - i'm guessing the Bajorans too (members of the Alliance) have cloaking technology.
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They didn't have any cloaks in "Shattered Mirror". At the beginning of "Through the Looking Glass", Klingon and Cardassian ships decloak, but they aren't said to "decloak" during dialogue. And TPTB said that it was a visual mistake.
As far as Trek mistakes go, it's really not that big. One (quick) SFX shot in an episode that aired 4 years previous.
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Yes, but would it still have Jambalya? Or a Crab Nebula?
You could call it....The Jumboverse.
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