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Reduplicate vs Deduplicate - What's the difference?

reduplicate | deduplicate |

As verbs the difference between reduplicate and deduplicate

is that reduplicate is (linguistics) to repeat a word or section of a word in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions while deduplicate is (computing) to eliminate redundant duplicate data from.

As an adjective reduplicate

is doubled.

reduplicate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • doubled
  • (botany) valvate with the margins curved outwardly
  • (botany) folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another

    • Verb

    (reduplicat)
  • (linguistics) To repeat a word or section of a word in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.

    • Related terms

    * reduplication ----

    deduplicate

    English

    Verb

    (deduplicat)
  • (computing) To eliminate redundant duplicate data from.