"deduplicate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈdʒuːplɪkeɪt/ [UK] Forms: deduplicates [present, singular, third-person], deduplicating [participle, present], deduplicated [participle, past], deduplicated [past]
Etymology: de- + duplicate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|duplicate}} de- + duplicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} deduplicate (third-person singular simple present deduplicates, present participle deduplicating, simple past and past participle deduplicated)
  1. (transitive, computing) To eliminate redundant duplicate data from. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: dedupe [informal], unduplicate Related terms: deduplication Translations (to eliminate redundant duplicate data from): poistaa kaksoiskappaleet [with-elative] (Finnish), poistaa duplikaatit [with-elative] (Finnish), dédupliquer (French), deduplizieren (German), deduplica (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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