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COMPUTER BACKUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
Example:
he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased
Synonyms:
backup; computer backup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("computer backup" is a kind of...):
duplicate; duplication (a copy that corresponds to an original exactly)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
