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back·up 
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| 1. | a person or thing that supports or reinforces another. |
| 2. | a musician or singer or group of musicians or singers accompanying a soloist: a singer with a three-man backup that plays cello, bass, and guitar. |
| 3. | an overflow or accumulation due to stoppage, malfunctioning, etc.: a sewage backup; a backup of cars at the tollbooth. |
| 4. | a person, plan, device, etc., kept in reserve to serve as a substitute, if needed. |
| 5. | Computers.
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| 6. | Bowling. a ball that curves in a direction corresponding to the bowling hand of the bowler. |
| 7. | (of a person, plan, device, etc.) held in reserve as a substitute if needed: a backup driver; a backup generator. |
| 8. | performing a secondary or supporting function: A drummer and guitarist are the singer's backup musicians. |
[Origin: 1775–85, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase back up]
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| back·up
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adj. Extra; standby: a backup pilot. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet" |
| 2. | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: stand-in] |
| 3. | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment] |
| 4. | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" |
| 5. | the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈbackup1 noun
additional people who provide help when it is needed
Example: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.
ˈbackup2 nounExample: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.
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a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed
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(also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one
Example: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.
See also: back, back down, back of, back on to, back out, back up, backbite, backbiting, backbone, backbreaking, backer, background, backhand, backlog, backpack, backpacking: go backpacking, backside, backslash, backstroke, backwash, backwater, back-number, backdate, backfire, backyard, have one's back to the wall, put someone's back up, take a back seatExample: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
backup operating system
("back up" when used as a verb) A spare copy of a file, file system, or other resource for use in the event of failure or loss of the original.
The term commonly refers to a copy of the files on a computer's disks, made periodically and kept on magnetic tape or other removable medium (also called a "dump").
This essential precaution is neglected by most new computer users until the first time they experience a disk crash or accidentally delete the only copy of the file they have been working on for the last six months. Ideally the backup copies should be kept at a different site or in a fire safe since, though your hardware may be insured against fire, the data on it is almost certainly neither insured nor easily replaced.
See also backup software, differential backup, incremental backup, full backup. Compare archive, source code management.
(2004-03-16)
| The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe |
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