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Code duplication, also sometimes known as code cloning, is a programming practice consisting in repeating the same (or similar) sequences of code statements within a software same project. Disadvantages of c.d.: bug propagation, increased code complexity, code clutter. Advantages of c.d.: reduced development effort, increased reliability (sometimes). Automatic c.d. detection tools exist including, e.g., Simian, Dude, CCFinder, Clone DR.

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