Replicado

Replicado is the past participle of the verb replicar in Portuguese and, in some contexts, in Spanish as well. It is used as an adjective or a noun to indicate that something has been copied, reproduced, or duplicated. The term derives from Latin replicare, formed from re- plus plicare (to fold). In everyday language it can describe physical objects, documents, or data that have been duplicated.

In computing and data management, replicado commonly refers to data or systems that have been copied to multiple locations for redundancy, fault tolerance, or load balancing. Data that has been replicated appears at more than one node or site, enabling availability and resilience. The related noun replicação describes the process of creating those copies, while "replicado" denotes the resulting copy or set of copies.

In scientific research and statistical work, replicado is used to describe repeated experiments or measurements that test the reliability of results. Phrases like resultados replicados or experimentos replicados indicate that procedures have been repeated to assess reproducibility. Related concepts include replicabilidade or replicação, which address the broader ability to obtain consistent results across different conditions or studies.

In linguistic and cultural contexts, replicado typically functions as a standard past participle without implying any special status beyond being a copied or duplicated form. The term is most common in Brazilian Portuguese, with its precise meaning clarified by surrounding terminology such as replicação, réplica, or replicado de dados.

See also: replicate, replication, replicação, replicabilidade, replicated data.