replication
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replication
- /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.
noun replications
- The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced. DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
- Copy; reproduction. That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
- A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
- The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
- The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.
Similar: repetition, duplication, imitation, copying, reproduction, copy, repeat, carbon copy, duplicate, replica
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reproduction, replica, replicate, cloning, duplication, duplicate, reproduce, copying, reproducibility, repeatability, transposition, transposal, transposing, emulation, imitation, doubling
noun
Similar: repetition, duplication, imitation, copying, reproduction, copy, repeat, carbon copy, duplicate, replica
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noun process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied
| 한국어 | 복제 bokje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 复制 fùzhì |
| Deutsch | Nachbildung, Nachbau, Vervielfältigung, Kopieren, Replizierung, Replikation |
| Română | copiere, copieri, duplicare, reproducere, replicare, replicație |
| Русский | копи́рование kopírovanije |
noun copy, reproduction
| Français | duplicata |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nachbildung, Nachbau, Vervielfältigung, Kopie, Replikation, Replikat |
noun a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea
| Français | réponse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Erwiderung, Gegenrede, Replik |
| Română | replicare |
noun process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA
| Español | replicación |
|---|---|
| Português | replicação |
| Français | réplication |
| Italiano | replicazione |
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title = {replication},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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