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backup
- /ˈbækˌʌp/
Where it comes from
Deverbal from back up.
noun backups · back-up
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A reserve or substitute.
If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup.
Similar: stand-in, substitute
- 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. After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.
- An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. The accident caused a mile-long backup on the highway.
- Reinforcements. He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup.
- Any support or extra help. 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 p
- Accompaniment. Debbie Ahn, on piano, provided some mesmerizing back-up and many fiery, on-target solos.
- Corroboration. Pg. 206 on Yudit's comments on the feminists of Tel Aviv, "... and now they are translating Our Bodies Ourselves into Hebrew, leaving out the section on gays" was misinformed, a statement made without authoratative ^([sic]) backup in 1979 about a book first published in 1982.
adjective back-up
- Standby, reserve or extra. I am only a backup player.
- That is intended as a backup. Make a backup copy of that file.
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Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
Similar: backing
verb backups · backupping · backupped · back-up
- Alternative form of back up 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fill-in, substitute, stand-in, relief, backup man, computer backup, backstop, back-up, safeguard, safeguarding, protection, booster, preservation, back, augmentation, reverse
Translations
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noun reserve
| Español | respaldo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 予備 yobi, 控え hikae, 補欠 hoketsu |
| Français | remplaçant |
| Deutsch | Unterstützung, Deckung, Ersatz |
| Italiano | riserva, sostituto |
| Русский | резе́рв rezérv, дублёр dubljór |
| עברית | גיבוי gibui |
noun copy of file or record
| Español | copia de seguridad, copia de reserva/respaldo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백업 baegeop |
| 日本語 | バックアップ bakkuappu |
| 中文 | 備份 /备份 bèifèn |
| Português | backup, becape, cópia de segurança, cópia de reserva |
| Français | sauvegarde |
| Deutsch | Datensicherung, Backup, Reservekopie, Sicherheitskopie, Sicherungskopie |
| Italiano | backup, copia di riserva, copia di sicurezza |
| Ελληνικά | αντίγραφο ασφαλείας antígrafo asfaleías |
| Русский | резе́рвная ко́пия rezérvnaja kópija, бэка́п bɛkáp, резе́рвное копи́рование rezérvnoje kopírovanije |
| עברית | גיבוי gibui |
adj standby, reserve or extra
| Español | de reserva |
|---|---|
| Português | reserva |
| Français | remplaçant |
| Deutsch | Ersatz-, Hilfs- |
| Русский | резе́рвный rezérvnyj, запасно́й zapasnój |
adj intended as backup
| Português | backup |
|---|---|
| Français | de sauvegarde |
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title = {backup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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