duplication
pronunciation
How to pronounce duplication in British English:
UK [ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce duplication in American English:
US [ˌduːplɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
- the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
Word Origin
- duplication (n.)
- early 15c., "doubling," from Middle French duplicacion (13c.) and directly from Latin duplicationem (nominative duplicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of duplicare (see duplicate (adj.)). Meaning "repetition" is from 1580s.
Example
- 1. I think one of the most valuable rules is avoid duplication .
- 2. By getting code out in the public we can drastically reduce duplication of effort .
- 3. In this new supersaturated online universe of infinite free digital duplication , the axis of value has flipped .
- 4. Because auxiliary constructors invoke the primary constructor , potential duplication of construction logic is largely eliminated .
- 5. In 2009 they moved to a unified command structure that eliminated duplication and streamlined battlefield communication .