REPLICATION

reproduction, replication

(noun) the act of making copies; “Gutenberg’s reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient”

replication

(noun) the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; “scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication”

replica, replication, reproduction

(noun) copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication

(noun) the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; “she could hear echoes of her own footsteps”

replication

(noun) (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant’s plea or answer

rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter

(noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”

replication

(noun) (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

replication (countable and uncountable, plural replications)

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

Copy; reproduction.

(legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.

(biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

(computing) The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.