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to dup

to dup

1 8.6
To make a copy of a file or recording
  • verb
  • /dʌp/
  • Informal
translation icon : duplicar
  • Excuse me, we're actually duping products now.

The Chinese team says their findings aren't repudiation, but that maybe they didn't use enough nitrogen to dupe the compound or something like that.

Examples

  • Did I fully just like dupe my own product Look OK.

  • The Chinese team says their findings aren't repudiation, but that maybe they didn't use enough nitrogen to dupe the compound or something like that.

  • You're dupping crazier, Rita.

  • So the MacBook Air yes tried to dupe people in the system that you were a laptop from Intel and then tried to dupe them and then undope them.

  • I need to dup this presentation before sending it to the clients.

  • She decided to dup that important file so she wouldn't lose it.

  • Can you help me dup the audio recording from last week's interview?

Synonyms

to duplicate
vsto dup
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

is less formal and used especially for electronic files and recordings
to replicate
vsto dup
  • Specialized
66 4.9

To make an exact copy of something, often in a lab

is informal and used mainly for copying files or recordings rather than science
to reproduce
vsto dup
41 4.0

To make a copy of something that looks like the original

is used informally to mean exact copying of files or recordings
to photocopy
vsto dup
15 2.3

To make a copy of a document or picture with a copy machine

is informal and mainly used for copying digital files or recordings
to recopy
vsto dup
1 3.7

To write or type something again to fix mistakes

is a general informal term for copying files or recordings, not only after errors
to reduplicate
vsto dup
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

is used informally for making a single copy of a file or recording
to re-create
vsto dup
  • UK
4.1

Make something again so it looks like the original

is a straightforward informal verb for copying files or recordings rather than rebuilding

Surface Forms

dup infinitive
dup past
dup past participle
duping present participle
dups third person singular

Etymology

The verb dup means to make a dup, a 'copy'. It comes from duplicate, so to dup a file is to 'make a second, identical copy'.