Spanish word

clonar

Pronunciation

IPA/kloˈnaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbclone

Example

Necesito clonar este disco para tener una copia de seguridad.

I need to clone this disk to have a backup copy.

Illustration for clonar (clone)

More examples

¿Alguien intentó clonar tu cuenta de redes sociales?

Did someone try to clone your social media account?

Core concept

A near-identical reproduction of an original item made by a copying process.

Common phrases

  • clonar una cuenta

    clone an account

  • clonar un perfil

    clone a profile

Similar words

copiar: Copies an item or file simply to have the same content for daily tasks or backups.
reproducir: Recreates an item so that another identical instance exists again.
imitar: Adopts the look or actions of a person or thing, imitating their behavior or style.

Definition in Spanish

Crear una copia idéntica o muy similar de un archivo, disco, dispositivo o ser mediante un proceso técnico o biológico.

Word origin

Spanish clonar is a loan from English clone, tracing back to Greek κλώνος 'twig' used for grafting and vegetative propagation.

Usage tips

  • As a verb clonar carries a specialized, technical sense and is less natural than copiar when talking about everyday file copies.

Opposites

  • individualizarindividualizeverb

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