replicator
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
replicador
- The dark panel to the left of the airlock is a food replicator station.
- a food replicator
- MakerBot Replicator
- replicator system
That's that's affiliate, that's the replicator from Star Trek.
- That's that's affiliate, that's the replicator from Star Trek.
- That's where the, that's, that's the path to the Star Trek replicator.
- And who's to say when the first actual replicator came into existence?
Examples
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Its perfection of shape and finish indicated it had been formed in a standard molecular replicator.
Fiction book (2002) -
The replicator in his quarters has not been used.
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Robert and I have had more than a few discussions about getting a replicator in the house.
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I'll check the replicator activity logs.
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We see an early replicator producing food for the starving millions.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ira Socol, our assistant director for educational technology and innovation, wrote an initiative that purchased MakerBot 3D Replicator printers for several of our schools, including our learning commons.
Academic text (2014) -
In the future, people might use a replicator to create copies of their favorite dishes at home.
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The advanced replicator produced a perfect replica of the sculpture in minutes.
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After pressing a few buttons, the replicator created an exact copy of the blueprint.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that makes copies of documents onto paper
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5.5
A person who makes exact copies of living things, objects and data
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4.9
A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings
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4.8
A thing that makes new life or copies of things
Antonyms
How Autonomous
Surface Forms
Morphology
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 is a machine that makes exact copies of objects, even copies of itself, like the devices you see in science fiction.