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Backup

Backup Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Backup? [n] (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [n] someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Backup: backup man \| computer backup \| fill-in \| relief \| reliever \| stand-in \| substitute Related Terms \| Find terms related to Backup: about-face \| about-turn \| advocate \| agent \| alter ego \| alternate \| alternative \| amicus curiae \| analogy \| attorney \| back track \| back trail \| backing \| backing off \| backing out \| backing up \| backup man \| champion \| change \| changeling \| comparison \| copy \| counterfeit \| deputy \| double \| dummy \| equal \| equivalent \| ersatz \| exchange \| executive officer \| exponent \| fake \| figurehead \| fill-in \| ghost \| ghostwriter \| imitation \| lieutenant \| locum \| locum tenens \| makeshift \| metaphor \| metonymy \| mock \| next best thing \| paranymph \| personnel \| phony \| pinch \| pinch hitter \| pleader \| procurator \| provisional \| proxy \| relief \| replacement \| representative \| reserve \| reserves \| reversal \| reverse \| reversing \| reversion \| right-about \| right-about-face \| ringer \| second in command \| second string \| secondary \| sign \| spare \| spares \| stand-in \| stopgap \| sub \| substituent \| substitute \| substitution \| succedaneum \| superseder \| supplanter \| surrogate \| swingaround \| symbol \| synecdoche \| temporary \| tentative \| third string \| token \| turnabout \| turnaround \| understudy \| utility \| utility man \| utility player \| vicar \| vicar general \| vicarious \| vice \| vicegerent \| vice-president \| vice-regent \| volte-face See Also \| alternate \| compeer \| double \| duplicate \| duplication \| equal \| locum \| locum tenens \| match \| peer \| replacement \| stunt man \| stunt woman \| surrogate

Backup Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Backup?

[n] (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
[n] someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

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