back-up

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back-up

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Deverbal from back up.

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of backup

noun back-ups

alternative Alternative form of backup Despite deploying a contingency workforce of fully trained non-striking and non-union back-up staff, Network Rail was forced to issue a limited timetable with only 20% of services running on June 21, 23 and 25.

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"back-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/back-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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back-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/back-up

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"back-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/back-up.

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@misc{back_up_2026,
  title = {back-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}