Definitions for backup
ˈbækˌʌpback·up

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. backup(noun)

   an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage

   "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

2. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in(noun)

   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"

3. accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support(noun)

   a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

4. backup, computer backup(noun)

   (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. backing, backup, championship, patronage(noun)

   the act of providing approval and support

   "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. backup(Noun)

   A reserve or substitute.

   If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup.

2. backup(Noun)

   A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.

   After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.

3. backup(Noun)

   An accumulation of material that halts the flow or movement of something.

   The blockage caused a backup in the plumbing.

4. backup(Noun)

   reinforcements

   He's got a gun - you better send for backup.

5. backup(Adjective)

   standby, reserve or extra

   I am only a backup player.

6. backup(Adjective)

   That is intended as a backup.

   Make a backup copy of that file.

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Backup

   In information technology, a backup, or the process of backing up, refers to the copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form is to back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup. Backups have two distinct purposes. The primary purpose is to recover data after its loss, be it by data deletion or corruption. Data loss can be a common experience of computer users. A 2008 survey found that 66% of respondents had lost files on their home PC. The secondary purpose of backups is to recover data from an earlier time, according to a user-defined data retention policy, typically configured within a backup application for how long copies of data are required. Though backups popularly represent a simple form of disaster recovery, and should be part of a disaster recovery plan, by themselves, backups should not alone be considered disaster recovery. One reason for this is that not all backup systems or backup applications are able to reconstitute a computer system or other complex configurations such as a computer cluster, active directory servers, or a database server, by restoring only data from a backup. Since a backup system contains at least one copy of all data worth saving, the data storage requirements can be significant. Organizing this storage space and managing the backup process can be complicated undertaking. A data repository model can be used to provide structure to the storage. Nowadays, there are many different types of data storage devices that are useful for making backups. There are also many different ways in which these devices can be arranged to provide geographic redundancy, data security, and portability.

How to pronounce backup?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backup in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of backup in a Sentence

1. Lauren Nathan:

   But those houses already had offers on them, it was crazy. There isn't a lot on the market, so maybe they are trying to get a bidding war going or secure backup offers.

2. Christopher Walken:

   I'll tell you how that happened. When I was a dancer, Monique Van Vooren had a nightclub act and she uses three guys as backup. She'd sing French and we would dance and provide vocals. She would introduce us at the end of the show and one night she said to me, 'You know, I don't really like ‘Ronnie.' I think you are more ‘Christopher.' Do you mind if I call you Christopher?" I said, "Call me anything you like, just don't call me late for lunch.

3. Eddie Chu:

   Hurt Beijing most ; Safeguard the strongest democracy in Asia ; Consolidate the backup force for long term fight.

4. Cheryl Dorsey:

   Why didn't they deploy a Taser? If they didn't have one on scene, they should have had one with an officer who was responding as backup. What was the urgency? There was no exigent circumstance that the officers could not have waited until a Taser arrived on scene.

5. David Kennedy:

   When you move that over to a public email address or a personal account, you lose all of that backup capability, so there's no way to actually go back and retrieve it.

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