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du·pli·ca·tion
(do͞o′plĭ-kā′shən, dyo͞o′-)n.
1.
a. The act or procedure of duplicating.
b. The condition of being duplicated.
2. A duplicate; a replica.
3. Genetics
a. The occurrence of a repeated section of genetic material in a chromosome.
b. The formation of such a duplication.
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duplication
(ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən)n
1. the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated
2. a copy; duplicate
3. (Genetics) genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome
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du•pli•ca•tion
(ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdyu-)n.
1. an act or instance of duplicating.
2. the state of being duplicated.
3. a duplicate.
[1490–1500]
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| Noun | 1. | duplication - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" computer backup, backup - (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| 2. | duplication - the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" copying - an act of copying |
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duplication
noun copying, reproduction, photocopying, xeroxing, replication, photostating the illegal duplication of documents
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Translations
نَسْخَه طِبْق الأصْل، إسْتِخْراج نُسْخَه
kopie
gentagelserepetition
másolás
tvírit; fjölritun; tvöföldun
rozmnoženie
çoğaltmakopyalama
duplication
[ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən] N (= copying) → duplicación f; (= repetition) → repetición f innecesariaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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duplication
n (of documents, act) → Vervielfältigung f; (= duplicate) → Kopie f; (= double) → Doppel nt; (of efforts, work) → Wiederholung f; save expenses by avoiding duplication of effort → tun Sie nichts zweimal, sparen Sie Kosten
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duplication
[ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (gen) → ripetizione fwe want to avoid duplication of work/effort → vogliamo evitare un doppio lavoro/sforzo
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duplicate
(ˈdjuːplikət) adjective exactly the same as something else. a duplicate key.
noun1. another thing of exactly the same kind. He managed to find a perfect duplicate of the ring she had lost.
2. an exact copy of something written. She gave everyone a duplicate of her report.
(-keit) verb to make an exact copy or copies of. He duplicated the letter.
ˌdupliˈcation nounˈduplicator (-kei-) noun
a machine for making copies.
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du·pli·ca·tion
n. doblez, pliegue; duplicación.
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