duplications
Making identical versions
Duplications are instances of copying or doubling something.
The word appears in technical contexts—genetic duplications create extra copies of DNA sequences, while administrative duplications represent redundant efforts or paperwork: We need to eliminate duplications in the filing system.
The plural emphasizes multiple separate instances of copying rather than the general act.
Exact copies of originals
- clonesGenetically identical copies
- reproductionsCopies of originals
- facsimilesExact copies of something
- doublesPairs or stand-ins
copies · counterparts · photocopies · reprints · carbon copies · xeroxes · knockoffs · forgeries
Acts done again
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
- overlapsPartially covers another area
- superfluitiesUnnecessary surplus items
- excessSurplus beyond need
surplus · overkill · reiteration · tautology · pleonasm · unnecessaries · overabundance · surfeit
Act of duplicating precisely
- cloningMaking identical copies
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
- reproductionCopying or procreation
proliferation · DNA replication · polymerase · amplification · transcription · cellular division · fission · mutations
Duplicate files or substitutes
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- cloningMaking identical copies
- versioningTracking successive iterations
syncing · archiving · snapshots · replication · storage · recovery · checksums · deduplication
replicas
Exact copies of originals
- clonesGenetically identical copies
- reproductionsCopies of originals
- facsimilesExact copies of something
doubles · copies · counterparts · photocopies · reprints · carbon copies · xeroxes · knockoffs · forgeries · imitations
repetitions
Acts done again
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
- overlapsPartially covers another area
- superfluitiesUnnecessary surplus items
excess · surplus · overkill · reiteration · tautology · pleonasm · unnecessaries · overabundance · surfeit · glut
replication
Act of duplicating precisely
- cloningMaking identical copies
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
reproduction · proliferation · DNA replication · polymerase · amplification · transcription · cellular division · fission · mutations
backups
Duplicate files or substitutes
- mirroringReproducing an image identically
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- cloningMaking identical copies
versioning · syncing · archiving · snapshots · replication · storage · recovery · checksums · deduplication
duplicationsoriginals
Authentic first versions
prototypes · archetypes · first editions · primary sources · templates
duplicationssingularities
Points where quantities become infinite
uniques · one-offs · singles · singletons · one-of-a-kinds
duplicationseliminations
Acts of removing
deletions · removals · destructions · reductions · consolidations
- genome duplicationCopying all chromosomes
- key duplicationReproducing a key