Duplication Meaning in English

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Definition

Duplication is the process or result of making an exact copy of something, or having something appear more than once. It can refer to copying information, objects, or actions.

Usage & Nuances

Often used in technical, scientific, or business contexts when discussing copying data, files, or efforts. Sometimes has a negative sense: unnecessary duplication means waste. Collocations: 'data duplication', 'unnecessary duplication', 'gene duplication'. Not the same as 'duplicitous'.

• Spanish: duplicación
• Portuguese (BR): duplicação
• Portuguese (PT): duplicação
• Chinese (Simplified): 复制 - 重复
• Chinese (Traditional): 複製 - 重複
• Hindi: प्रत्ययन - दोहराव
• Arabic: تكرار - نسخ
• Bengali: অনুলিপি - পুনরাবৃত্তি
• Russian: дублирование
• Japanese: 複製 - 重複
• Vietnamese: sự sao chép - sự trùng lặp
• Korean: 중복 - 복제
• Turkish: çoğaltma - kopyalama
• Urdu: نقل - تکرار
• Indonesian: duplikasi - penyalinan

Example Sentences

The duplication of files can cause confusion.

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Scientists study duplication in genes.

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Please avoid duplication when filling this form.

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Too much duplication makes teamwork inefficient.

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They discovered a duplication error in the report just before the deadline.

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There’s a lot of unnecessary duplication in this process we could cut out.

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