cloningprogram
nounUK /ˈkləʊnɪŋ ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈkloʊnɪŋ ˈproʊɡræm/
A set of instructions a computer follows to make an exact copy of something.
The scientist used a cloning program to copy the important files.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A plan or project to create genetic copies of living things.
The lab started a cloning program to study endangered frogs.
3. A computer routine that duplicates a disk or system.
The cloning program copied the whole hard drive in an hour.
4. A series of steps in a science experiment to make many identical cells.
Their cloning program produced identical bacteria for testing.