About The Word Backup

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Backup

Backup Meaning & Definition
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

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