# reproduction

Pronunciation: say "ree-pruh-DUK-shuhn" /ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌkʃən/

## Noun

1. The biological process by which living organisms produce new individuals of their own kind.
   - Simple: The way living things make new living things of their own kind.
   - _Sexual reproduction combines genetic material from two parents._
   - _In many simple organisms, reproduction happens when a single cell splits in two._
2. A copy of an original work, especially a painting or other piece of art.
   - Simple: A copy of a picture, painting, or other work.
   - _The print is a faithful reproduction of the original watercolor._
   - _Collectors can tell a genuine canvas from a clever reproduction._
3. The process of making copies of something.
   - Simple: The act of making copies of something like a book, picture, or document.
   - _Digital reproduction has made copying images almost instant._
   - _The publisher controls the reproduction of every page in the book._
4. A series of steps that reliably triggers a bug or problem so it can be diagnosed and fixed.
   - Simple: A way to make a computer bug happen again so people can fix it.
   - _The bug report included a step-by-step reproduction of the crash._
   - _A reliable reproduction let the engineers trace the fault to a single line of code._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix re- combined with production.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reproduction (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).