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backup::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support |
| Type of | voice, part |
| Has types | discant, descant, vamp |
backup::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | computer backup |
| Type of | duplicate, duplication |
| Derivation | back up |
he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased.
backup::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute |
| Type of | equal, match, peer, compeer |
| Has types | alternate, double, locum, locum tenens, stunt man, stunt woman, surrogate, replacement |
backup::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accretion, accumulation |
| Derivation | back up |
a traffic backup on the main street.
he discovered a backup in the toilet.
Examples of backup
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The Cardinals had wondered if being his younger brother's backup would sway him.
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He was then pulled for sophomore backup Parker Milner to start the third period.
From the bostonherald.com
Veteran backup Todd Collins lasted only two series and didn't have a completion.
From the washingtonpost.com
Last year's backup point Crystal Riley seems to help the team most as a reserve.
From the kentucky.com
Busing, who enters 2008 as a backup to Marvin White, has plenty of room to grow.
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Chicago recalled Corey Crawford from Rockford of the AHL as a backup goaltender.
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Marc Bulger, Baltimore's backup quarterback, ended 5-of-12 for 67 passing yards.
From the thenewstribune.com
He returned to Atlanta once before, as a backup in 2009, but this was different.
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- An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
- Stand-in: 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"
- Accompaniment: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- (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"
- Backing: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
- In information technology, a backup or the process of backing up refers to making copies of data so that these additional copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb is back up in two words, whereas the noun is backup (often used like an adjective in compound nouns).
- Backup is a backup utility made by Apple for Mac OS X. It is available through Apple's MobileMe (formerly .Mac) collection of Internet services. ...
- Backup in tactical operations means the operation of firearms ready for shooting to assist other team members. It is important for self-defense of involved agents and to prevent escapes. It is done by pointing to a target or shooting. Back up may lead, but is not limited, to suppressive fire.
- Backup was a BBC drama series about the work of a police Operational Support Unit (similar to the Territorial Support Group).
