deduplicate
Eliminate repeated entries
Deduplicate means to remove duplicate items from a collection, typically data.
The term is most common in computing contexts, where deduplication improves storage efficiency and data integrity by eliminating redundant copies of files, records, or database entries.
The software automatically deduplicates your photo library to free up disk space.
The process can be applied to email lists, backup systems, or any dataset where identical entries serve no purpose.
Stored data or albums
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- duplicatesIdentical reproductions
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- redundancyNeedless duplication
removal · merge · filtering · scrubbing · cleanup · consolidation · integrity · accuracy
Remove completely
- removeTake something away
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
- pruneDesiccated stone fruit
purge · streamline · reduce · combine · unify · collapse · filter · cleanse
Finite problem-solving procedure
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- keyLock-opening device
checksum · compression · entropy · optimization · ETL · SQL · query · clustering
records
Stored data or albums
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- duplicatesIdentical reproductions
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
redundancy · removal · merge · filtering · scrubbing · cleanup · consolidation · integrity · accuracy · consistency
eliminate
Remove completely
- removeTake something away
- mergeCombine into unity
- consolidateUnite separate things
prune · purge · streamline · reduce · combine · unify · collapse · filter · cleanse · trim
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- hashingOne-way data transformation
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
key · checksum · compression · entropy · optimization · ETL · SQL · query · clustering · threshold
deduplicatereduplicate
Copy multiple times
repeat · double · triplicate · echo · iterate