noun: (microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.
noun: (genetics) The CRISPR/Cas9 system, which functions to provide immunity to bacteria and archaea by finding a section of DNA and replacing it with an alternative.
noun: Any technique or process or system for editing genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
verb: (informal) To edit genomes by laboratory use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system.
noun: Alternative letter-case form of CRISPR [(microbiology) Segments of bacteria and archaea DNA containing short repetitions of base sequences.]
