replicator
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- noun
- /ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtər/
- Specialized
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replicador de datos
- The replicator can duplicate files from one system to another quickly and efficiently.
Examples
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Whoever wrote this program didn't have to have an extensive knowledge of Replicator technology.
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Everything about the Odyssey and its systems has been preprogrammed into the Replicator's memory.
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The Replicator 2 isn't a kit; it doesn't require a weekend of wrestling with software that makes Linux look easy.
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Come test-drive the most advanced neural sensory replicator, The Union's M.5 Neural Net.
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Scientists are busily tinkering, though, and we do have protocols that spontaneously produce complex organic chemicals from inorganic sources; we just haven't found the formula for a chemical replicator yet.
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To ensure data integrity, the software replicator synchronizes changes across all databases in real-time.
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Before starting the backup, make sure the replicator is actively updating the latest data.
Synonyms
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A person who makes exact copies of living things, objects and data
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A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word replicator comes from the Latin verb replicare, which means 'to repeat' and is the same root as replica, a 'copy'. So a replicator in computing is a program that keeps files the same by copying them between systems.