> [!ReplicationOriginDrop] > <table><tr><td rowspan="4" width="25%"><img src="assets/wl_ipc_replicationorigindrop.png"></td><td><b>Wait Category</b></td><td>IPC</td></tr><tr><td><b>Mechanism</b></td><td><code>ReplicationOrigin</code></td></tr><tr><td><b>Operations</b></td><td><a href="Operations/Distributed/Redistribute">Redistribute</a></td></tr><tr><td><b>Resources</b></td><td><a href="Resources/RAM">Memory</a>, <a href="Resources/CPU">CPU</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><b>Replication Metadata Cleanup Barrier</b>. Replication origins are used to track progress in multi-master or complex logical replication topologies, ensuring that the same transaction isn't applied twice.</td></tr></table>