1. plural of cloner; people or organizations that create genetic copies of organisms
Usage: scientific/technical context
2. plural of cloner; devices or software tools that duplicate data, files, or digital content
Usage: computing/technology context

Examples

• The research team of cloners successfully reproduced the sheep using nuclear transfer technology.
• Disk cloners allow users to back up their entire hard drive to an external device.
• Several cloners around the world are working on preserving endangered species through genetic duplication.
• Software cloners can copy entire operating systems from one computer to another.
• The cloners in the laboratory followed strict ethical guidelines when conducting their experiments.