Duplicera

Duplicera is a Swedish verb meaning to create an exact copy of something, to replicate or reproduce. The word is formed from the Latin duplicare, through French and other intermediaries, and has been used in Swedish since early modern times. In everyday language kopiera is the more common synonym, while duplicera is often preferred in technical, formal, or scientific contexts.

In computing and information management, duplicera describes making an identical copy of a file, directory, database record, or data stream. It is a standard operation in backup, versioning, and data migration workflows. In publishing and office work, duplicera can refer to producing duplicates of documents or pages, typically in a controlled or systematic manner.

In biology, duplication refers to the creation of an extra copy of genetic material, such as a gene or a chromosome segment. This phenomenon is important in both evolution and disease, contributing to genetic novelty as well as various disorders. In genetics, terms such as gene duplication and segmental duplication are commonly used.

Etymology and forms: the verb appears as duplicerar in the present tense, with duplicerade in the past tense and duplicerat as the supine form. Related Swedish nouns include duplikation and duplicering, which describe the act or process of creating copies, alongside the more general term kopiering.