# copy (replication)

a thing that is similar to another thing and is put in a place

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: copy

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [similar](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-similar.comparative), [put](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-put.placement), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** similar and put together make a thing that is like the other in a location

**Novel properties:**
- co-location of likenesses
- spatial separation of copies
- distinct instances with shared pattern

## Examples
- The 3D-printed replica of the Liberty Bell was placed in the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. *(engineering)*
- DNA polymerase copies the E. coli chromosome with fewer than one error per billion nucleotides. *(biology)*
- The Wayback Machine has stored over 800 billion web pages since 1996, replicating public websites. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [double](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-double.quantity) (L5)
- [going viral](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-going-viral.excess) (L15)
- [printer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-printer.tool) (L17)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-copy.replication.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*