(law) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
(biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
(computing) The process of frequent electronic data copying a one database in one computer or server to a database in another so that all users share the same level of information. Used to improve fault tolerance of the system.
“The shaky claim that DNA is a replicator ignores the endless subtle variation by means of which nature passes life on from one generation to the next.”
“Phylogenetic adaptation represents the production of superior replicator genes, whose phenotypes manifest in any or all of a variety of abilities.”
“Dawkins's meme refers to any cultural entity that an observer might consider a replicator of a certain idea or set of ideas.”