deduplicator

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noun

A process or system that deduplicates.

OriginEnglish deduplicate ← Latin duplicātus ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

noundeduplicator (plural deduplicators)

plural deduplicators

  1. computingA process or system that deduplicates.

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
  11. Englishdeduplicator

From deduplicate + -or.

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APA

deduplicator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deduplicator

MLA

“deduplicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deduplicator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deduplicator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deduplicator.

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