duplication

• Substantiv, das den Vorgang des exakten Kopierens von etwas oder das Ergebnis dieses Vorgangs bezeichnet – eine Kopie, die dem Original genau entspricht.

A noun referring to the process of copying something exactly, or the result of that process — a copy that corresponds precisely to the original.

1. Exact copyB2formal

   A copy that corresponds to an original exactly.

   Exakte Kopie

   • The duplication of the key was perfect.
   • He made a duplication of the document for his records.
   • The artist created a duplication of the original painting.

   Synonymecarbon copyclonecopydoubleduplicatefacsimilereplicareproductiontwin

   Antonymearchetypeoriginalprototype

2. B2formal

   The act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something.

   Kopieren

   • Duplication of the files is necessary for backup.
   • The duplication process took several hours.
   • We need to avoid duplication of effort in our work.

   Synonymecloningcopyingreplicationreproductiontranscription