duplication (redirected from duplications)

du·pli·ca·tion  (dpl-kshn, dy-)

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	duplication - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" duplicate 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" counterpart, similitude, twin - a duplicate copy match, mate - an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
	2.	duplication - the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful" gemination copying - an act of copying

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duplication

noun copying, reproduction, photocopying, xeroxing, replication, photostating the illegal duplication of documents

Translations

duplication [ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən] N (= copying) → duplicación f; (= repetition) → repetición f innecesaria

duplication [ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n [effort] → répétition f

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

duplication [ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (gen) → ripetizione f
we want to avoid duplication of work/effort → vogliamo evitare un doppio lavoro/sforzo

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duplication [ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (gen) → ripetizione f
we want to avoid duplication of work/effort → vogliamo evitare un doppio lavoro/sforzo