BACKUP


Meaning of BACKUP in English

also back-up

(~s)

1.

Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.

There is no emergency back-up immediately available...

Alternative treatments can provide a useful back-up to conventional treatment.

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2.

If you have something such as a second piece of equipment or set of plans as ~, you have arranged for them to be available for use in case the first one does not work.

Every part of the system has a ~...

Computer users should make regular back-up copies of their work.

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