"replication" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-replication.wav [US] Forms: replications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: By surface analysis, from replicate + -(at)ion. Diachronically, from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{surf}} By surface analysis, {{af|en|replicate|-ation|alt2=-(at)ion}} replicate + -(at)ion, {{inh|en|enm|replicacioun}} Middle English replicacioun, {{m|enm|replicacion}} replicacion, {{der|en|xno|replicacioun}} Anglo-Norman replicacioun, {{der|en|fro|replicacion||reply, answer}} Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), {{der|en|la|replicātiō|replicātiō, replicātiōnem}} Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} replication (countable and uncountable, plural replications)
  1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied): копиране (kopirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 复制 (fùzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), jäljennös (Finnish), kopiointi (Finnish), replikointi (Finnish), replikaatio (Finnish), Nachbildung [feminine] (German), Nachbau [masculine] (German), Vervielfältigung [feminine] (German), Kopieren [neuter] (German), Replizierung [feminine] (German), Replikation [feminine] (German), 복제 (bokje) [neuter] (Korean), tāruaruatanga (Maori), còpia [feminine] (Occitan), reproduccion [feminine] (Occitan), copiere [feminine] (Romanian), copieri [feminine, plural] (Romanian), duplicare [feminine] (Romanian), reproducere [feminine] (Romanian), replicare (Romanian), replicație [feminine] (Romanian), копи́рование (kopírovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-replication-en-noun-GoYs9zQJ Disambiguation of 'process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied': 79 4 2 6 8
  2. Copy; reproduction. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (copy, reproduction): копие (kopie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), имитация (imitacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), jäljennös (Finnish), kopio (Finnish), duplicata [masculine] (French), Nachbildung [feminine] (German), Nachbau [masculine] (German), Vervielfältigung [feminine] (German), Kopie [feminine] (German), Replikation [feminine] (German), Replikat [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-replication-en-noun-GFC190QL Disambiguation of 'copy, reproduction': 2 90 1 3 5
  3. (law) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea): отговор (otgovor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), réponse [feminine] (French), Erwiderung [feminine] (German), Gegenrede [feminine] (German), Replik [feminine] (German), replicare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-replication-en-noun-8kyKCwFh Topics: law Disambiguation of "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea": 2 1 94 2 2
  4. (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA): kahdennus (Finnish), replikointi (Finnish), replikaatio (Finnish), réplication (French), replikáció (Hungarian), replicazione (Italian), tāruaruatanga (Maori), duhendebûn [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), replicação (Portuguese), replicación (Spanish), replikasyon (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-replication-en-noun-omek-ijo Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA': 5 0 2 84 9
  5. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another): toisinnus (Finnish), replikointi (Finnish), replikaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-replication-en-noun-F5UgAp8Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 5 17 27 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 17 4 24 24 31 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another': 4 5 1 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: repetition, duplication, imitation, copying, reproduction, copy, repeat, carbon copy, duplicate, replica Derived forms: replication crisis, replication fork Related terms: replicability, replicable, replicatability, replicatable

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "word": "replikáció"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "duhendebûn"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "tāruaruatanga"
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      "code": "fi",
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