Replication

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Replication may refer to:

Science

• One of the main principles of the scientific method, a.k.a. reproducibility
  • Replication (statistics), the repetition of a test or complete experiment
• Self-replication, the process in which an entity (a cell, virus, program, etc) makes a copy of itself.
  • DNA replication or DNA synthesis, the process of copying a double-stranded DNA molecule
  • Semiconservative replication, mechanism of DNA replication
• Self-replicating machines
• Replication in dot net

Computing

• Replication (computer science), the use of redundant resources to improve reliability, fault-tolerance, or performance
• Replication (optical media), the manufacture of CD and DVD discs by means other than burning writable discs

Other

• Replication (metallography), the use of thin plastic films to duplicate the microstructure of a component
• Option replication, a trading strategy to ensure at a certain date the payoff of an option without trading this option

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