computer backup
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Definition
Noun: 1. A duplicate copy of data stored on a separate storage device: A "computer backup" is a safeguard created by copying files, directories, or entire systems to a secondary location (like an external hard drive or cloud storage) to protect against data loss from damage, deletion, or corruption of the original.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- It is crucial to create a regular computer backup of your important documents.
- The IT department restored the lost files from the latest computer backup.
- Without a recent computer backup, recovering from the hard drive failure was impossible.
Advanced Usage
- "to run a computer backup": to execute the process of creating a backup.
- The system is scheduled to run a full computer backup every Sunday night.
- "backup and recovery": a common IT term referring to the combined processes of creating backups and restoring data from them.
- A robust backup and recovery plan is essential for business continuity.
Variants and Related Words
- Backup (noun, often used without "computer" in context): the copy of data itself or the process of creating it.
- Make sure you have a backup.
- Back up (phrasal verb): the action of creating a backup.
- Remember to back up your files.
- Incremental backup (noun): a backup that only saves data changed since the last backup.
- Full backup (noun): a backup that saves all selected data.
Synonyms
- Data copy: a duplicate set of data.
- Archive: a collection of historical records or data, often for long-term storage.
- Snapshot: a point-in-time copy of a system's state or data.
Related Phrases
- Disaster recovery: the process of resuming normal operations after a major data loss event, often reliant on backups.
- Offsite backup: a backup stored in a physical location separate from the primary data, protecting against local disasters.
Noun
- (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