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In biology, the creation of one or more genetically identical individuals from living organisms or cells.
1996 wurde mit dem Schaf Dolly zum ersten Mal ein Säugetier erfolgreich geklont.
In 1996, with Dolly the sheep, a mammal was successfully cloned for the first time.
to clone
In information technology, the creation of an exact copy of data, for example a hard drive or a software repository.
Bevor du das Betriebssystem neu installierst, solltest du die Festplatte klonen.
Before you reinstall the operating system, you should clone the hard drive.
to clone
Colloquially and often disparagingly, to copy or imitate something exactly without showing any creativity of one's own.
Dieses neue Smartphone-Spiel klont einfach nur ein erfolgreiches Vorbild.
This new smartphone game simply clones a successful model.
The exact meaning of 'klonen' (to clone) becomes clear from the context. Terms like 'Tiere' (animals), 'Zellen' (cells), or 'DNA' point to the biological meaning. Words like 'Festplatte' (hard drive) or 'Software' indicate IT. In everyday language, it often describes copying ideas or products.
Forscher versuchen, ausgestorbene Tierarten zu klonen.
Researchers are trying to clone extinct animal species.
The verb 'klonen' (to clone) is the basis for other words. 'Der Klon' (the clone) refers to the result of cloning, e.g. a cloned animal or a copy. The adjective 'geklont' (cloned) describes something that was created through cloning.
Das geklonte Schaf wurde weltberühmt.
The cloned sheep became world-famous.
In colloquial use, 'klonen' (to clone) almost always has a negative meaning. It implies a lack of creativity and originality because something is merely copied instead of newly invented.
Anstatt eigene Ideen zu entwickeln, klonen viele Firmen nur die erfolgreichen Apps.
Instead of developing their own ideas, many companies just clone successful apps.
to copy
Kopieren is the general term for duplicating digital data and is especially suitable for individual files. In information technology, klonen typically refers to making an exact copy of an entire unit, such as a hard drive or a repository. However, an entire hard drive can also be copied.
Mara klont die gesamte Festplatte auf den neuen Computer.
Mara clones the entire hard drive onto the new computer.
Mara kopiert eine einzelne Datei auf den neuen Computer.
Mara copies a single file onto the new computer.
