RepRap
noun
RepRap is a noun meaning “A 3D printer capable of printing most of its own components, so as to allow further printers to be created” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-P-R-A-P, and it appears about once in every 21 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of RepRap is RepRaps.
What does RepRap mean?
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of RepRap
- RepRaps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is RepRap?
RepRap appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does RepRap come from?
Short for replicating rapid-prototyper. The name, like the design, is not a trademark, but available for general use under an open licence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).