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Backup
01
the act of providing assistance or support to someone or something
02
(computing) a copy of computer data that can be used to restore lost or damaged data
03
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
04
a person who is available to take over or assist if the original person is unable to perform their duties
05
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
to backup
[phrase form: back]
01
to create a duplicate copy of data on a computer or digital device for the purpose of preserving it for future access or recovery
backup
n
Example
The road obstruction caused a traffic backup.
The data backups are performed hourly for safety.
He burned a backup of the important files onto a DVD in case of a computer crash.
The irreversible loss of data due to a computer crash could have been prevented with regular backups.
The system performs a sequential backup of the database, archiving each file one at a time.
