deepcopy
nounUK /ˈdiːpˌkɒpi/
US /ˈdiːpˌkɑːpi/
A deepcopy is a full copy of something that copies everything inside it too, not just the outside.
The program made a deepcopy of the list so changing the new list did not change the old one.
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2. In programming, a copy that also duplicates every nested object inside the original.
Use a deepcopy when the nested lists must stay independent.
3. A complete reproduction of a file or data structure including all its parts.
The backup tool created a deepcopy of the whole folder.
4. To make such a complete copy, used as a verb in some software tools.
You can deepcopy the object before editing it.