Definition of "triplicate" [trip•li•cate]

• One of a set of three identical objects or copies. (noun)
• To make threefold; triple. (verb-transitive)
• To make three identical copies of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Or did a bureaucracy bomb explode somewhere along the way, turning every piece of paper into a form in triplicate?"
• "In both instances Leahy (among other dems) insisted on having copies (in triplicate) of every single order (including, yes, 1-page orders re continuances, Rule 41 dismissals, etc.), copies of any public remarks, plus an farrago of other documents and transcripts (re various in-court hearings) etc. before any hearing would be scheduled."
• "By the way, whats with doing everything repeatedly and in triplicate and having ‘risk assessments’ for a bloody headache?"