replication : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: replication	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for replication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
replication n the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" Synonym(s): reproduction, replication (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonym(s): rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" Synonym(s): echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication copy that is not the original; something that has been copied Synonym(s): replica, replication, reproduction the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Replication \Rep`lica"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 Creating and maintaining a duplicate 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)