Backup

//ˈbækˌʌp// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Standby, reserve or extra. not-comparable

    "I am only a backup player."

  2. 2
    That is intended as a backup. not-comparable

    "Make a backup copy of that file."

  3. 3
    Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A reserve or substitute.

    "If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup."

  2. 2
    the act of providing approval and support wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device wordnet
  5. 5
    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."

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  1. 6
    a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts wordnet
  2. 7
    Reinforcements.

    "He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup."

  3. 8
    someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) wordnet
  4. 9
    Any support or extra help.

    "This guy, he grabs the dog by the ears, stares it down like a cowboy in a showdown. The man regains control again. He scans the area, hoping for backup. Nothing. No neighbours, no dog whisperers, no animal control."

  5. 10
    an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage wordnet
  6. 11
    Accompaniment.

    "Debbie Ahn, on piano, provided some mesmerizing back-up and many fiery, on-target solos."

  7. 12
    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."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of back up. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from back up.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from back up.

Etymology 3

Deverbal from back up.

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