Replicator
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Something capable of self-replication, like a gene or meme.
"We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators."
- 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..."
Example
More examples"It is the 1st of October of 2016. Like many Trekkers, I define wealth differently from other people. Star Trek defines what is being rich. Being rich for me is about living in the future, perhaps with a likeable occupation with Starfleet, as I could be an astrobiologist or exobiologist. There would be recreation time on the holodeck. Or there would be real vacation on the pleasure planet Risa. I could have any food or drink I would want, simply by ordering the food replicator. Being rich is something different for us Trekkers."
Etymology
From replicate + -or.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.