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backup
back·up / ˈbakˌəp/ • n. 1. help or support: no police backup could be expected. ∎ a person or thing that can be called on if necessary; a reserve: I've got a security force as backup [as adj.] a backup generator. 2. Comput. the procedure for making extra copies of data in case the original is lost or damaged: automatic online backup | [as adj.] a backup system. ∎ a copy of this type. 3. an overflow caused by a stoppage, as in water or automobile traffic: there are long backups on all routes. |
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"backup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "backup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-backup.html "backup." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-backup.html |
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backup A resource that is, or can be used as, a substitute when a primary resource fails or when a file has been corrupted. The word is also used as a verb, to back up, i.e. to make a copy in anticipation of future failure or corruption. Thus a dump forms a backup to be used in cases where a user's file has become unusable; the taking of the dump can be regarded as backing up the version on disk.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "backup." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "backup." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-backup.html JOHN DAINTITH. "backup." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-backup.html |
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backup The transfer of FILES which are stored on a computer to some long-term archival medium such as a CD ROM. Backup is carried out in order to mitigate the effect of a disastrous event such as a hard disk becoming damaged.
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DARREL INCE. "backup." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "backup." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-backup.html DARREL INCE. "backup." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-backup.html |
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"backup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "backup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-backup.html "backup." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-backup.html |
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