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deduplicate

UK/diːˈdʒuːplɪkeɪt/

deduplicate verb: to eliminate redundant duplicate data.

Verb

deduplicate (third-person singular simple present deduplicates, present participle deduplicating, simple past and past participle deduplicated)

  1. (transitive) To eliminate redundant duplicate data.
    Synonyms:
    dedupe, unduplicate

Synonyms of deduplicate

Forms of deduplicate

third-person singular presentdeduplicates
present participlededuplicating
past participlededuplicated
pastdeduplicated

Origin of deduplicate

From de- + duplicate.

Words formed from deduplicate

Questions about deduplicate

What does deduplicate mean?
Deduplicate means to eliminate redundant duplicate data.
What part of speech is deduplicate?
Deduplicate is a verb.
How do you pronounce deduplicate?
Deduplicate is pronounced /diːˈdʒuːplɪkeɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deduplicate?
The past tense of deduplicate is deduplicated.

Words near deduplicate in the dictionary

  1. deduped
  2. deduper
  3. dedupers
  4. dedupes
  5. deduping
  6. deduplicate
  7. deduplicated
  8. deduplicates
  9. deduplicating
  10. deduplication
  11. deduplications

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