1. devices or machines that make exact copies of something
Usage: often used in science fiction
2. entities that reproduce or copy themselves
Usage: biology; genetics

Examples

• The spaceship was equipped with food replicators that could create any meal instantly.
• In the movie, the replicators could duplicate any object placed inside them.
• Scientists study how certain replicators in nature can make perfect copies of themselves.
• The laboratory used molecular replicators to reproduce complex chemical compounds.
• DNA acts as one of nature’s most efficient replicators.
• The science fiction novel featured self-replicating machines called replicators.