English Dictionary: replication | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for replication | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Replication \Rep`li*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See {Reply}.] 1. An answer; a reply. --Shak. Withouten any repplicacioun. --Chaucer. 2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea. 3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo. To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak. 4. A repetition; a copy. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
replication copy of a database or file system on a different computer, typically a {server}. The term usually implies the intelligent copying of parts of the source database which have changed since the last replication with the destination. Replication may be one-way or two-way. Two-way replication is much more complicated because of the possibility that a replicated object may have been updated differently in the two locations in which case some method is needed to reconcile the different versions. For example, {Lotus Notes} can automatically distribute document databases across telecommunications networks. Notes supports a wide range of network {protocols} including {X25} and {Internet} {TCP/IP}. Compare {mirror}. See also {rdist}. (1997-12-12) |