Deduplication

//diːˌdʒuːplɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of removing duplication or redundancy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The elimination of redundant duplicate data. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster. countable, uncountable

Example

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"Duplicate sentences are occasionally created on Tatoeba. The deduplication bot, Horus, generally takes care of them."

Etymology

From de- + duplication.

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