replication

1. The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced. (countable, uncountable)
2. Copy; reproduction. (countable, uncountable) · That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
3. A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea. (countable, uncountable)
4. The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules. (countable, uncountable)
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. (countable, uncountable)

Plural replications