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database replication

The process of reproducing a Microsoft Access database so that two or more copies (replicas) of the same database can stay synchronized. Changes to the data in a replicated table in one replica are sent and applied to the other replicas and Design Master in the replica set. Changes made to the design of the database in the Design Master are sent and applied to all replicas in the set.