Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Verb

The word "backup" can be used as noun, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

backstop

Derived Terms

autobackup backup beeper backup camera backup copy backup vocalist backup vocals battery backup incremental backup rolling backup

Derived From

back up

Inflected/Variant Forms

back up

Context

computer science computing law enforcement

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accretion accumulation approval approving blessing compeer duplicate duplication equal match part peer voice

Type Of (IsA)

accretion duplicate

Related Terms

accumulation back up blockage copy damage destroy extra file flow material movement original overflow record recover reinforcements reserve separately standby stored substitute

Synonym Network

accompaniment backing extra reserve stand in tailback

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.