deduplication

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UK/diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of removing duplication or redundancy.

OriginEnglish duplication ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundeduplication (countable and uncountable, plural deduplications)

plural deduplications

  1. countableuncountableThe act of removing duplication or redundancy.
  2. countableuncountablecomputingThe elimination of redundant duplicate data.
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe 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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishduplication
  8. Englishdeduplication

From de- + duplication.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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