deduplication

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ duplication.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

deduplication (countable and uncountable, plural deduplications)

  1. The act of removing duplication or redundancy.
  2. (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
  3. (biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.[1]

References

  1. ^ “deduplication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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