deduplicating
Eliminating redundant entries
Deduplicating is the process of identifying and removing duplicate entries from a dataset, file system, or collection.
In computing and data management, deduplicating helps reduce storage requirements and improve efficiency by ensuring that only one copy of repeated information is retained.
The backup software handles deduplicating automatically, saving terabytes of space.
The practice extends beyond technical contexts to any situation involving elimination of redundant items from a list or inventory.
Quality of being singular
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- reductionMaking something smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplificationMaking something less complex
normalization · optimization · accuracy · integrity · consistency · cleanliness · efficiency · compression
Stored data or albums
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- datasetsOrganized digital records
- databasesOrganized electronic information collections
tables · fields · keys · identifiers · values · instances · copies · redundancies
Blending into one
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- removingTaking something out
eliminating · identifying · detecting · matching · comparing · parsing · scanning · reconciling
uniqueness
Quality of being singular
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- reductionMaking something smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
simplification · normalization · optimization · accuracy · integrity · consistency · cleanliness · efficiency · compression · space-saving
records
Stored data or albums
databases · tables · fields · keys · identifiers · values · instances · copies · redundancies · repetitions
merging
Blending into one
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
removing · eliminating · identifying · detecting · matching · comparing · parsing · scanning · reconciling · validating
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Creating exact copies
copying · multiplying · replicating · cloning · proliferating
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Creating exact copies
repeating · mirroring · echoing · reduplicating · making copies