cloner

noun — 3 senses

cloner

noun

Etymology From clone + -er.

1

Someone who clones something.

  • We set up a meeting with the factor VIII gene cloners at the Genetics Institute, a biotech company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.2012, Haig H. Kazazian, Moyra Smith, Nicholas Wright Gillham, Genetic Breakthroughs:
2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software program that duplicates media.

  • Higher-end hard disk cloners have the ability to create multiple copies simultaneously.2014, Darren R. Hayes, A Practical Guide to Computer Forensics Investigations:
3

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A device capable of duplicating physical objects.

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