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deep copying

deep copying is the present participle and gerund of deep copy.

Meaning of deep copy

Verb

deep copy (third-person singular simple present deep copies, present participle deep copying, simple past and past participle deep copied)

  1. (transitive) To make a deep copy of.
    • I'd prefer to deep copy that in order to avoid complications with updates.
  2. (intransitive) To make a deep copy.
    • This is a situation where you either have to deep copy or handle the complication of updates.

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Questions about deep copying

What is deep copying the present participle and gerund of?
Deep copying is the present participle and gerund of deep copy.

Words near deep copying in the dictionary

  1. deep colour
  2. deep colours
  3. deep copied
  4. deep copies
  5. deep copy
  6. deep copying
  7. deep cover
  8. Deep Creek
  9. deep cut
  10. deep cuts
  11. deep discharge

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deep copying (page history and authors); deep copy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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