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duplicating

[ˈduːplɪkeɪtɪŋ]
verb (gerund/present participle)
duplicando
1. Making an exact copy of something
She is duplicating the document for the meeting.
Ela está duplicando o documento para a reunião.
2. Repeating or doing something that has already been done
We are duplicating our efforts unnecessarily.
Estamos duplicando nossos esforços desnecessariamente.
3. Creating a second copy of data or information
The system is duplicating files to ensure backup.
O sistema está duplicando arquivos para garantir backup.
Synonyms
copyingreproducingreplicatingrepeating
Antonyms
deletingremovingdestroying

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
duplicando
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
duplicando
Standard usage, sometimes 'copiando' in informal contexts
São Paulo
duplicando
Technical term commonly used in IT and business

Related Idioms & Phrases

duplicating effort
avoid duplicating work
duplicating resources
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