Duplicatioone

Duplicatioone is a term used in speculative discussions and fiction to denote a hypothetical device, method, or process that can produce a single perfect duplicate of a person, object, or dataset. The name combines duplicatio, Latin for "duplication," with the suffix -one, a convention for naming machines or devices.

In practice, a duplicatioone is imagined to generate a copy that shares the origin state at the moment of duplication. Depending on the model, the original and the copy may coexist and interact, or the copy may replace the original. Some concepts distinguish between hard duplication, which reproduces the full state, and soft duplication, which creates a reversible clone with limited continuity.

Real-world physics currently imposes limits that would prevent perfect copies of unknown information—most notably the quantum no-cloning principle—and unresolved questions about consciousness. As a result, duplicatioone remains a speculative construct used primarily in thought experiments and worldbuilding. In fiction, it raises questions about identity, memories, consent, and responsibility for actions conducted by copies.

Scholarly and literary discussions frame duplicatioone as a tool for exploring ethical and legal implications of replication technologies, as well as the practical challenges of synchronizing state across copies and ensuring security. See also replication, cloning, digital twin, and data duplication.