Imitation and Process

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Imitation adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

Usage example: the stage production uses only imitation diamonds, as real gems would be prohibitively expensive

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Process and imitation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Process" instead an adjective "Imitation".

Process noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

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Imitation and process are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imitation" instead an adjective "Process".

Nowadays the term "cargo cult" is often used as a metaphor for superficial imitation of a certain process without even basic understanding of its mechanism.

Source: Cargo Cult
See Ink-Stain Adaptation and Lost in Imitation for the process of how an idea can gradually lose nuance with new incarnations.

Source: Unbuilt Trope
Brainwashed and Crazy: Faintear Imitation, thanks to the cloning process.

Source: Video Game / Triggerheart Exelica

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