🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

duplicação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: du.pli.kaˈsãw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Duplication/ˌduː.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Evite a duplicação de arquivos no sistema."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of copying something or making an identical copy of an object, document, or data.

    "The company established strict protocols to prevent the unnecessary duplication of files across the network."
  2. 2

    The state or instance of being identical or a duplicate copy of something else.

    "There is an unfortunate duplication of effort between the two research departments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin duplicationem, a noun of action from duplicare (to double), formed from duplex (twofold, double). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially retaining legal senses before expanding into general use for copying and reproduction.

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