In plain English
It indicates repetition rather than a distinct new record. The data being entered matches a record that already exists.
In context
Here, it reports that the submitted record repeats one that is already present instead of being a separate record.
- Situation
- Reading processing, queue, validation, success, warning, and error messages
- What it communicates
- reports that the submitted record repeats one already present
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say why the repeated record was submitted or what will happen next.
Examples
“The second customer profile was a duplicate entry, not a separate record for another person.”
“When Mia submitted the form, it was marked as a duplicate entry because the same record was already on file.”