"replication" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-replication.wav Forms: replications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|replicacioun}} Middle English replicacioun, {{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, {{surf|en|replicate|-ation|alt2=-(at)ion}} By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion 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 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 2 19 17 29 Disambiguation of 'process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied': 78 4 2 7 9
  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 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 2 19 17 29 Topics: law Disambiguation of "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea": 1 1 95 1 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 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 2 19 17 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA': 6 0 1 83 10
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 6 9 29 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 19 3 16 27 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 3 7 21 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 4 7 25 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 2 4 32 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 3 17 22 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 3 17 21 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 2 12 24 43 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 3 11 23 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 14 12 18 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 3 11 26 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 3 18 23 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 10 13 27 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 3 18 23 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 18 1 9 28 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 23 3 14 22 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 2 19 17 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 3 18 23 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 3 11 26 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 2 10 26 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 2 17 21 43 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 7 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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          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "roman": "bokje",
          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "word": "복제"
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          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied",
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          "roman": "kopírovanije",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "copy, reproduction",
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          "sense": "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea",
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        "The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules."
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        "(biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules."
      ],
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
          "word": "kahdennus"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "replikointi"
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          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
          "word": "replikaatio"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
          "word": "réplication"
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        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
          "word": "replikáció"
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          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
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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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        {
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
          "word": "tāruaruatanga"
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      "word": "Erwiderung"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gegenrede"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Replik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "replicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "kahdennus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replikointi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replikaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "réplication"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replikáció"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replicazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "duhendebûn"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "tāruaruatanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replicação"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replicación"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA",
      "word": "replikasyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another",
      "word": "toisinnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another",
      "word": "replikointi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another",
      "word": "replikaatio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "replication"
}

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