different between iteration vs replication

English

Etymology

From Latin iter?ti?, from iter?.Morphologically iterate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

iteration (plural iterations)

1. Recital or performance a second time; repetition.
2. A variation or version.
3. (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
4. (computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.

Synonyms

• (repetition): reiteration, repeat; see also Thesaurus:reoccurrence

Hyponyms

• (computing): polymorphic iteration

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English replicacioun, replicacion, from Anglo-Norman replicacioun and Old French replicacion (“reply, answer”), from Latin replic?ti?, replic?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pl??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

replication (countable and uncountable, plural replications)

1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
   • 2014, Wikipedia, DNA replication

     DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.

2. Copy; reproduction.

   That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.

3. (law) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
4. (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
5. (computing) 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.

Synonyms

• repetition
• duplication
• imitation
• copying
• reproduction
• copy
• repeat
• carbon copy
• duplicate
• replica

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