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replicators

replicators is the plural of replicator.

Meaning of replicator

Noun

replicator (plural replicators)

  1. 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
  2. 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

Phrases with replicators

Questions about replicators

What is replicators the plural of?
Replicators is the plural of replicator.

Words near replicators in the dictionary

  1. replicationally
  2. replications
  3. replicative
  4. replicatively
  5. replicator
  6. replicators
  7. replicatory
  8. repliche
  9. replichore
  10. replichores
  11. replicon

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