Dictionary

replication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
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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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2014, Wikipedia, DNA replication:
2. (countable, uncountable) Copy; reproduction.
   • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
3. (countable, uncountable) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
4. (countable, uncountable) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
5. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

replicable · replicability · replicatability · replicatable

Synonyms

copying · imitation · replica · duplication · reproduction · copy · duplicate · repetition · repeat · carbon copy

Translations (56)

mi tāruaruatanga (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · kmr duhendebûn (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · de Nachbildung (copy, reproduction) · es replicación (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · de Vervielfältigung (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · ro copieri (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Nachbau (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Nachbau (copy, reproduction) · fi jäljennös (copy, reproduction) · ro duplicare (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · oc còpia (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · fr réplication (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · fi kahdennus (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · ro copiere (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Replikation (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Replikat (copy, reproduction) · bg копие (copy, reproduction) · de Vervielfältigung (copy, reproduction) · bg имитация (copy, reproduction) · fr réponse (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea) · tr replikasyon (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · fi toisinnus (process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another) · fi kopiointi (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · fi replikointi (process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another) · fi jäljennös (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · fr duplicata (copy, reproduction) · fi replikointi (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · ro reproducere (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Replikation (copy, reproduction) · de Replizierung (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · ru копи́рование (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · fi kopio (copy, reproduction) · cmn 复制 (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · pt replicação (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · ro replicare (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea) · fi replikaatio (process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another) · de Kopieren (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · mi tāruaruatanga (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · oc reproduccion (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Kopie (copy, reproduction) · ro replicare (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · hu replikáció (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · fi replikointi (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · ro replicație (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · fi replikaatio (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · bg отговор (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea) · fi replikaatio (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · de Gegenrede (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea) · bg копиране (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · de Replik (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea) · de Nachbildung (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · sv replikering (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · hu másolás (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · ko 복제 (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied) · it replicazione (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA) · de Erwiderung (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea)