backup
- noun
- /ˈbækʌp/
- Specialized
- Whatever had gone wrong had left most of the backup systems operational.
- backup files
- backup copies
- backup and recovery
Put another way, was the backup hard drive of the cell, right?
- Put another way, was the backup hard drive of the cell, right?
- Is it going to the trying to discover the backup copies and restoring from them?
- There are backups for backups, some of which it can now build itself that.
- And what do you to do with the backups?
- We have another company called Axiom which does on site and in the cloud backup recovery for SMBs.
Examples
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Other than that, I have my laptop, I have my backup hard drive, always the passport.
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The recorder served as a backup to the computerized data-retrieval system.
Fiction book (1991) -
I had a backup on my cell phone.
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That means backup systems, two backup systems.
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We'll need the backup plan.
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Complete system backups are performed monthly, and the latest generation is kept in remote storage.
Academic text (1999) -
The entire business's backups are on a single hard drive.
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At NYCCC, backups are performed daily for all data and program files modified that day.
Academic text (1999) -
Mrs. Brownlee also has a backup printout of the draft IEP in case a technology problem occurs.
Academic text (2013) -
Before making any changes, be sure to create a backup of your important files.
Synonyms
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A computer setup that makes and stores copies of files to get them back after loss
- Specialized
A file that stores a copy of other files so you can get them back if they are lost
How Complete
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backup comes from back + up, meaning something kept 'back' or 'in reserve' for safety. So a backup file is a saved copy you keep in case the original is lost.