“GitHub Copilot has a duplication detection filter that checks suggestions of about 150 characters or longer against public code on GitHub. If a match is found, the suggestion is blocked if you have configured blocking.”
This clearly defines the purpose as preventing Copilot from suggesting verbatim code found publicly.
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