replication
See also: réplication
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman replicacioun, from Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
replication (countable and uncountable, plural replications)
- The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
- 2014, Wikipedia, DNA replication
- DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
- 2014, Wikipedia, DNA replication
- Copy; reproduction.
- That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
- (law) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
- (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
- (computing) 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.
Synonyms
Translations
process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied
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copy, reproduction
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a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea
process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA
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