Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Replication \Rep`li*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See
   {Reply}.]
   1. An answer; a reply. --Shak.

            Withouten any repplicacioun.          --Chaucer.

   2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of
      fact, to the defendant's plea.

   3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.

            To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak.

   4. A repetition; a copy.

Source : WordNet®

replication
     n 1: the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy
          texts was far more efficient" [syn: {reproduction}]
     2: (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself
        before cell division
     3: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
        critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
        teacher" [syn: {rejoinder}, {retort}, {return}, {riposte},
         {comeback}, {counter}]
     4: (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the
        defendant's plea or answer
     5: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped
        [syn: {echo}, {reverberation}, {sound reflection}]
     6: copy that is not the original; something that has been
        copied [syn: {replica}, {reproduction}]
     7: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the
        validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe
        an experimental result until they have seen at least one
        replication"

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

replication
     
         Creating and maintaining a duplicate
        copy of a database or file system on a different computer,
        typically a {server}.  The term usually implies the
        intelligent copying of parts of the source database which have
        changed since the last replication with the destination.
     
        Replication may be one-way or two-way.  Two-way replication is
        much more complicated because of the possibility that a
        replicated object may have been updated differently in the two
        locations in which case some method is needed to reconcile the
        different versions.
     
        For example, {Lotus Notes} can automatically distribute
        document databases across telecommunications networks.  Notes
        supports a wide range of network {protocols} including {X25}
        and {Internet} {TCP/IP}.
     
        Compare {mirror}.  See also {rdist}.
     
        (1997-12-12)