cloner

Genetic copy creator

A cloner is a person or device that makes copies.

In biology, someone who clones organisms.

In technology, a device or software that duplicates data: a hard drive cloner, a phone cloner.

In gaming and hobbyist contexts, a cloner copies game cartridges or other media.

The term can carry connotations of illicit copying: SIM card cloners enable phone fraud.

imitator

mimic

One who copies others

counterfeiter · emulator · doppelganger · double · lookalike · replica · facsimile · duplicate · reproduction · knockoff

scifi

replicant

Bioengineered human duplicate

  • androidMachine resembling a person
  • armyOrganized land-based military
  • podSeed case or cetacean group

person · body · snatcher · duplicate · copy · doppelganger · synthetic · artificial · human · specimen

biological

cell

Basic unit of life

cells · organism · somatic · nuclear · transfer · therapeutic · reproductive · bioreactor · culture · regeneration

genetic

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

replication · sequencing · polymerase · nucleotide · genotype · alleles · mutation · recombination · amplification · PCR

software

repository

Place for storing things

  • gitBritish term for fool
  • forkTined eating tool
  • backupStored duplicate for recovery

disk · image · drive · partition · migration · virtual · machine · snapshot · deployment · duplication

Opposites
originality/creativity

cloneroriginator

One who initiates

creator · inventor · innovator · pioneer · visionary

uniqueness vs. replication

clonerdiversifier

Agent of variation

original · differentiator · individualist · mutator · customizer

Phrases
Family

clone, clones, cloning, cloned, clonal, cloners, cloneable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG