RepRap

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noun

A 3D printer capable of printing most of its own components, so as to allow further printers to be created.

“I used my RepRap to print a new coat-hook and some parts for another RepRap.”

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Meanings

nounRepRap (plural RepRaps)

plural RepRaps

  1. A 3D printer capable of printing most of its own components, so as to allow further printers to be created.

    I used my RepRap to print a new coat-hook and some parts for another RepRap.

Origin

Short for replicating rapid-prototyper. The name, like the design, is not a trademark, but available for general use under an open licence.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rapper
Cite this entry
APA

RepRap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RepRap

MLA

“RepRap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RepRap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RepRap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RepRap.

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