backup system
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈbækʌp ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema de respaldo
- Install a backup system if you do not already have one; I recommend CrashPlan.com.
- an emergency backup system
- test your backup system
I've got and did not have the backup system.
- I've got and did not have the backup system.
Examples
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That's why I hire an outside IT agency to set up and monitor my business's backup system.
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The backup system ensures that all important files are saved in case of an unexpected failure.
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- Give me a report on the backup system.
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Always have a backup system.
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The backup system was never installed.
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Implement backup systems to ensure there is no single point of failure.
Academic text (2007) -
It's important for firms to test their backup systems to see if they can restore data that they've saved.
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A number of large businesses have been ordered by courts to produce documents from their backup systems, only to find the systems are either too old or too cumbersome to actually recover documents.
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Every business should invest in a reliable backup system to protect their critical data.
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Without a solid backup system, you risk losing valuable information during a hardware failure.
How Complex
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9
3.4
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5.8
- Specialized
49
4.4
- Specialized
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70
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'backup' (a stored duplicate of files) modifies 'system' (a collection of components), so the combined meaning — a system for making/storing backups — is directly derivable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
The compound backup system comes from the simple image of keeping an extra item ready behind the main one: backup means an extra copy and system is the organised set that holds it, like a spare key kept in a safe. That's why a backup system means 'a setup that keeps copies so you can recover data'.