Definitions for: Duplication


[n] the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
[n] a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"



Webster (1913) Definition: Du`pli*ca"tion, n. [L. duplicatio: cf. F.
duplication.]
1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated;
a doubling; a folding over; a fold.

2. (Biol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth
or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage
cells. --Carpenter.

Duplication of the cube (Math.), the operation of finding a
cube having a volume which is double that of a given cube.

Synonyms: duplicate, gemination

See Also: backup, computer backup, copy, copying, counterpart, match, mate, similitude, twin

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