# replication

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #16,787

## Definitions
1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
2. Copy; reproduction.
3. A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
4. The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
5. The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replicātiō, replicātiōnem. By surface analysis, replicate + -(at)ion.

## Easily confused with
- **relocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relocation-vs-replication)
- **realization** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realization-vs-replication)
- **realisation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realisation-vs-replication)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erplication`, `relpication`, `repilcation`, `replciation`, `repliaction`, `replicaiton`, `replicasion`, `replicatino`, `replicationn`, `replicatoin`, `replicattion`, `repliccation`, `replictaion`, `repllication`, `repplication`, `rpelication`, `rreplication`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/replication