[Star Trek] In Star Trek a replicator is a machine capable of creating (and recycling) objects. Replicators were originally seen used to synthesize meals on demand, but in later series they took on many other uses. ==Origins and limitations== Although previous sci-fi writers had speculated about the development of `replicating` or `duplicat... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Star_Trek)
[Stargate] In the military science fiction series Stargate SG-1, the Replicators are antagonistic self-replicating machines that propagate by ingesting the metals that make up civilizations and use them to create either blocks that form the bug-like version or smaller cells that compose the human-form `Replicators`. They were first mentione... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicator_(Stargate)
In the Star Trek universe, a device that can convert energy into a specific material object or substance on demand. It uses the same technology as that of the transporter, i.e. non-destructive teleportation. Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/R/replicator.html