deduplicate

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UK/diːˈdʒuːplɪkeɪt/

verb

To eliminate redundant duplicate data.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verbdeduplicate (third-person singular simple present deduplicates, present participle deduplicating, simple past and past participle deduplicated)

present singular third person deduplicates · participle present deduplicating · participle past deduplicated · past deduplicated

  1. transitivecomputingTo eliminate redundant duplicate data.

    Synonyms: dedupe, unduplicate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo eliminate redundant duplicate data.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Latinduplex
  8. Latinduplicātus
  9. Englishduplicate
  10. Englishdeduplicate

From de- + duplicate.

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Translations

Finnish poistaa kaksoiskappaleet, poistaa duplikaatit
  • poistaa kaksoiskappaleetto eliminate redundant duplicate data from
  • poistaa duplikaatitto eliminate redundant duplicate data from
French dédupliquer
  • dédupliquerto eliminate redundant duplicate data from
German deduplizieren
  • deduplizierento eliminate redundant duplicate data from
Romanian deduplica
  • deduplicato eliminate redundant duplicate data from

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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