backup
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Is backup a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.Examples: "After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup."
2. (law enforcement) Reinforcements.Examples: "He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup."; "Shaman: My patience is tested, but Uvenk invokes correctly. Grunt, who is your krantt? Your allies willing to kill and die on your behalf? Shepard: How is a candidate tested if he brings backup on his Rite of Passage? Shaman: Not every krogan can be the strongest warrior, but each must inspire his peers to battle at his side. Shaman: If the ones who know you best can find nothing worthy in you, you should wander the wastes and die alone before you weaken my clan."
3. (music) Accompaniment.Examples: "Debbie Ahn, on piano, provided some mesmerizing back-up and many fiery, on-target solos."
adj (English)
1. (computing) That is intended as a backup.Examples: "Make a backup copy of that file."not-comparable
verb (English)
1. (computing, nonstandard) Alternative form of back up.Examples: "We have two methods for backupping: the first one is writing the contents of disks onto magnetic tapes and the other is making a copy of the contents of disks on the disk of the mainframe computers of the laboratory."alt-ofalternativenonstandard
Definition source: Wiktionary