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C2Pronunciation
UK
- /rɪprədjˈuːsə/
US
Meanings
Noun
a person or thing that makes a copy or duplicate of something
a minimal set of steps, code, or input that reliably recreates a software bug
an organism or self-copying biological entity that produces offspring or replicates itself
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a device or component that plays back or reproduces recorded sound
Beyond the definition
A reproducer is something that makes the same thing appear again. In older audio equipment, it can mean the part of a phonograph or similar machine that turns recorded grooves or signals back into sound. In that sense, it brings stored sound back to life so you can hear it again.
The word can also be used in biology for a living thing that produces offspring. In simple terms, it can mean a breeder or an organism that helps continue its kind. So the idea behind the word stays the same: something produces again, whether it is sound, images, or life.
The word "reproducer" usually refers to something that reproduces or plays back something that already exists. One well-known older use appears in sound technology. In a phonograph, for example, the reproducer is the part that picks up the record's grooves and turns that stored pattern into sound again. In this setting, the word belongs to the world of playback, transmission, and copying.
The term can also appear in biology. There, a reproducer is a living thing that produces offspring, or an organism used for breeding. This use is less common in everyday conversation than the verb "reproduce," but the meaning is clear: it is something that helps make new members of the same kind.
In a wider sense, the word may be used for a device or system that copies or recreates sound, images, or other recorded material. The central idea does not change. A reproducer does not mainly invent something new; it brings back, copies, or generates again what was already there.
Examples
- 1
Bug report
If you can send a small reproducer, the developers can debug the crash much faster.
- 2
Login error
Her report included a reliable reproducer for the login error on older phones.
- 3
Production issue
The issue only happens in production, so we still don't have a clear reproducer.
See also
Similar
- copier
- duplicator
- replicator
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Used with (collocations)
- minimal reproducer
- bug reproducer
- sound reproducer
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Main spelling
- reproducernoun