duplication

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something

   this kind of duplication is wasteful

2. 2
   noun

   The act of duplicating.

   Another argument for closing Woodhead was simply one of route duplication, and this was the main reason put forward by BR at the time.

3. 3
   noun

   A duplicate.

   Counting crimes as given in the index to the Penal Code, their number is nearly twice as great as that stated, but as some are only duplications I have reduced my estimate that it may be well within the limits of the fact.

4. 4
   noun

   The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.

   duplication of cartilage cells

5. 5
   noun

   a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

6. 6
   noun

   A folding over; a fold.

7. 7
   noun

   The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.

8. 8
   noun

   A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.

Etymology

From Middle English duplicacioun, from Middle French duplication, from Late Latin duplicātiō, duplicātiōnem, from Latin duplicō. Morphologically duplicate + -ion.