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What is the difference between duplication and replication?

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Replication is a synonym of duplication.



As nouns the difference between duplication and replication

is that duplication is the act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold while replication is process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

duplication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
  • The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage cells.

    • replication

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
  • * 2014 , Wikipedia,
    • DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
  • Copy; reproduction.
    • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
  • (legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
  • (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    • Synonyms

    * repetition * duplication * imitation * copying * reproduction * copy * repeat * carbon copy * duplicate * replica