Replication

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Microsoft Active Directory


In database management, the function that keeps distributed databases synchronized by routinely copying the entire database or subsets of the database to other servers in the network. There are several methods of replication, including primary site replication, shared or transferred ownership replication, symmetric replication, (also known as update-anywhere or peer-to-peer replication), and failover replication.

Function that keeps distributed databases synchronized.

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Food Biotechnology

The in vivo synthesis of double-stranded DNA by copying from a single-stranded template.

Technology› E-mail

Lotus Domino

The process of exchanging modifications between replicas. Through replication, Notes makes all of the replicas essentially identical over time.

Technology› E-mail› Microsoft Email› Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange 5.5

See directory replication, public folder replication. [Exchange 5.5]

Technology

Records Management

making of a duplicate copy of similar data on the same or a different platform

Technology

Storage

The process of copying data from a source server to a target server, and subsequently keeping the target server synchronized with the changes to the source server, to speed recovery from system failure.

Replication is the process of duplicating mission critical data from one highly available site to another. The replication process can be synchronous or asynchronous; duplicates are known as clones, point-in-time copies, or snapshots, depending on the type of copy being made.

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