replicator
Syllables: rep·li·ca·torUK/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪtə/US/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪtɚ/
replicator noun: something capable of self-replication, like a gene or meme.
Noun
replicator (plural replicators)
- Something capable of self-replication, like a gene or meme.
- We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.1976, Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
- A technological device that replicates physical objects.
- Why, this planet was still centuries away from developing such necessities as personal replicators or portable nano-intelligences...2001, Greg Cox, The Eugenics Wars Vol I: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek), Star Trek, →ISBN, page 76
- either there is not such thing as a concept known as 'spacecraft' (inwhich case, any talk of spacecraft, warp drives, inertial dampers, replicators, and the like would be pointless), or indeed there is.2001, Judith Barad, Ed Robertson, The Ethics of Star Trek, Harper Perennial, →ISBN, page 74
Forms of replicator
| plural | replicators |
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Origin of replicator
From replicate + -or.
Words formed from replicator
Questions about replicator
- What does replicator mean?
- Replicator means something capable of self-replication, like a gene or meme.
- What part of speech is replicator?
- Replicator is a noun.
- How do you pronounce replicator?
- Replicator is pronounced /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪtɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of replicator?
- The plural of replicator is replicators.
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