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Copying

/ˈkɒpiɪŋ/

To produce an object identical to a given object.

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📖 Definitions of "Copying"

verb

1
To produce an object identical to a given object.
"Please copy these reports for me."
2
To give or transmit a copy to (a person).
"Make sure you copy me on that important memo."
3
To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
"First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory."
4
To imitate.
"Don't copy my dance moves."

noun

1
An instance of the making of a copy
2
The practice of making one or more copies

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Copying"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
simulateverb	To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
transcriptnoun	Something which has been transcribed; a writing or composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written copy.
imitateverb	To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
emulateverb	To copy or imitate, especially a person.
re-createverb	To create again; to create anew.
apenoun	A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
written matternoun	matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
reproduceverb	(transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
cloningnoun	The production of an exact copy of an object.
replicanoun	An exact copy.
duplicationnoun	The act of duplicating.
replicationnoun	The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
transcriptionnoun	The act or process of transcribing.
manuscriptnoun	A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
duplicateverb	Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
printoutnoun	Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).
photocopynoun	A copy made using a photocopier.
copiernoun	A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.
photocopyingnoun	The process by which photocopies are made.
imitationnoun	(attributive) A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.