cloner

English

Etymology

clone + -er

Noun

cloner (plural cloners)

  1. Someone who clones something.
    • 2012, Haig H. Kazazian, Moyra Smith, Nicholas Wright Gillham, Genetic Breakthroughs:
      We set up a meeting with the factor VIII gene cloners at the Genetics Institute, a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  2. (computing) A software program that duplicates media.
    • 2014, Darren R. Hayes, A Practical Guide to Computer Forensics Investigations:
      Higher-end hard disk cloners have the ability to create multiple copies simultaneously.
  3. (science fiction) A device capable of duplicating physical objects.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɔ.ne/
  • (file)

Verb

cloner

  1. to clone

Conjugation

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