Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reserve or substitute.
- noun Computers A copy of a program or file that is stored separately from the original.
- noun Support or backing.
- noun Music A background accompaniment, as for a performer.
- noun An overflow or accumulation caused by clogging or by a stoppage.
- adjective Extra; standby.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun anything kept in reserve to serve as a substitute in case of failure or unavailability of the normal or primary object; -- used for devices, plans, people, etc. Also used attributively.
- noun (Music) a musician or group of musicians accompanying a soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists.
- noun a person or group of persons serving as reinforcement for another or others.
- noun an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in traffic or a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other malfunction.
- noun (Computers) A copy of a program or data from a computer onto a data-storage medium, usually one that may be removed to safe storage at a distance from the computer; it is used to preserve data for use in the contingency that the original data on the computer may be lost or become unusable. A backup that is removed from the building housing the computer system (to provide protection against loss of data in a disastrous event such as a fire) is called off-site backup. Also used attributively.
- noun (Computers) The act or process of creating a backup{5}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
reserve orsubstitute . - noun computing A
copy of afile orrecord ,stored separately from theoriginal , that can be used torecover the original if it isdestroyed ordamaged . - noun An
accumulation ofmaterial thathalts theflow ormovement of something. - noun law enforcement
reinforcements - adjective
standby ,reserve orextra - adjective computing That is intended as a backup.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- noun an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
- noun (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
- noun the act of providing approval and support
- noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Etymologies
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Examples
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For example, if you put the backup and restore scripts in a folder called h: \backup and your run the backup script, it will create a folder called h: \backup\tweedeckbackup and copy into it all your TweetDeck settings.
TechLifeWeb 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
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He said the Rangers have talked about him going to Triple-A Oklahoma City, which he calls a backup plan.
Texas Rangers 2009
ramsler commented on the word backup
a 'backup' in computer science also refers to making a copy of a user's entire hard drive. "Fortunately, I made a backup last night before the crash."
June 28, 2009