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What does "sister division" mean?

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Rebecca

"Sister division" here means a division (department; company) that is related or owned by the same entity. Here, it is referring to "Industrial Light & Magic," which is another VFX and animation studio that they frequently collaborate on works with. "Sister" is often used as an adjective to mean to have a close relationship with X due to shared interests. For example, you may have heard of the term "sister city" before. Ex: The manager of our sister company is here for a meeting today. Ex: Taipei has been the sister city of Seoul since 1968.

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