duplication

🇺🇸 /ˌduːplɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃn/
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Tags TOP20000
noun
R

making an exact copy of something

We avoid duplication by keeping one master file instead of making many copies.

R

doing the same thing again when not needed

This duplication of work wastes time and money.

translation

n. making an exact copy of something; doing the same thing again when not needed

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Plural duplications