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replication

noun
/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from replicātiō
  2. derived from replicacion
  3. derived from replicacioun
  4. inherited from replicacioun

Definitions

  1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or…

    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.

  2. Copy

    Copy; reproduction.

    • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.

  3. A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    2. The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server…

      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.

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Derived

bioreplication, dereplication, endoreplication, georeplication, microreplication, misreplication, nonreplication, overreplication, postreplication, prereplication, pseudoreplication, replicational, replication crisis, replication fork, replisome, rereplication, subreplication, superreplication, transreplication, underreplication

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for replication. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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