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A replica is a copy that is relatively indistinguishable from the original. Replicas are often used for historical purposes, such as being placed in a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
. Sometimes the original never existed. For example, Difference Engine
Difference engine

The Difference Engine was an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial. Both logarithmic and trigonometric functions can be Taylor series by polynomials, so a difference engine can compute many useful sets of numbers....
 No. 2, designed by Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage, Royal Society was an England mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer....
 in the 19th century, was reconstructed from original drawings studied by Allan Bromley
Allan Bromley (historian)

Allan George Bromley was an Australian historian of computing....
 in the 1980s and is now on display at the Science Museum in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

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A replica is a copy that is relatively indistinguishable from the original. Replicas are often used for historical purposes, such as being placed in a museum
Museum

A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purposes of education, study, and entertainment", as defined by the International Coun...
. Sometimes the original never existed. For example, Difference Engine
Difference engine

The Difference Engine was an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial. Both logarithmic and trigonometric functions can be Taylor series by polynomials, so a difference engine can compute many useful sets of numbers....
 No. 2, designed by Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage, Royal Society was an England mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer....
 in the 19th century, was reconstructed from original drawings studied by Allan Bromley
Allan Bromley (historian)

Allan George Bromley was an Australian historian of computing....
 in the 1980s and is now on display at the Science Museum in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. A second example is Stephenson's Rocket
Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement, built in Newcastle at the Forth Street Works of Robert Stephenson and Company in 1829....
 where a replica was built in 1979, following the original design fairly closely, but with some adaptations.

However, replicas have often been used illegally for forgery
Forgery

Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents , with the intent to deception. The similar crime of fraud is the crime of deceiving another, including through the use of objects obtained through forgery....
, counterfeit
Counterfeit

A counterfeit is an imitation made usually with the intent to deceptively represent its content or origins, thus increasing sales appeal due to the reputation of the imitated product....
s, fake
Fake

Fake means not real.Fake may also refer to:In music:*Fake , a Swedish synthpop band active in the 1980s*Fake , a Japanese rock band...
s especially of money and coins, but also commercial merchandise such as designer label
Designer label

The term designer label refers to clothing and other personal accessory items sold under an often prestigious marquee which is commonly named after a designer....
 clothing, luxury bags & accessories, and luxury watches. In arts or historic cars, the term "replica" is used for a non-original recreation, sometimes hiding its real identity.

One definition of "replica" has emerged that defines one as a copy of an original object
Object (museum)

An object is an item in a museum collection, normally catalogued with a unique identifier and information about the object in a collection database, normally using standard terms....
, that can only be made by the original company (or corporate descendant) of the firm that made the original object-any other sort of copy of an original object would be called a "reproduction" instead.

Because of gun ownership restrictions in some locales, gun collectors often create non-functional legal replicas of illegal firearms. Such replicas are also preferred to real firearms when used as a prop
Theatrical property

A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a theatrical production....
 in a stage performance, generally for safety reasons.

See also

  • Fake
    Fake

    Fake means not real.Fake may also refer to:In music:*Fake , a Swedish synthpop band active in the 1980s*Fake , a Japanese rock band...
  • Ship replica
    Ship replica

    A ship replica is a reconstruction of a no longer existing ship. Replicas can range from authentically reconstructed, fully seaworthy ships, to ships of modern construction that give an impression of a historic vessel....
  • Counterfeit watch
    Counterfeit watch

    A counterfeit watch is an illegal copy of an authentic watch bearing the name of its brand. According to estimates by the Switzerland Customs Service, there are some 30 to 40 million counterfeit watches put into circulation each year....


External links

  • at the Science Museum, London