Backup
In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form, referring to the process of doing so, is "wikt:back ...
is the computing function of making copies of data to enable recovery from data loss.
Backup may also refer to:
Information technology
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Backup (backup software), Apple Mac software
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Backup and Restore
Backup and Restore (formerly Backup and Restore Center) is the primary backup component of Windows Vista and Windows 7. It can create file and folder backups, as well as system images backups, to be used for recovery in the event of data corrupt ...
, Windows software
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Backup software
In information technology, a backup, or data backup is a copy of computer data taken and stored elsewhere so that it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. The verb form, referring to the process of doing so, is " back up ...
, the software that performs this function
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List of backup software
This is a list of notable backup software that performs data backups. Archivers, transfer protocols, and version control systems are often used for backups but only software focused on backup is listed here. See Comparison of backup software ...
, specific software packages, loosely categorized
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Backup site
A backup site (also work area recovery site or just recovery site) is a location where an organization can relocate following a disaster, such as fire, flood, terrorist threat, or other disruptive event. This is an integral part of the disaster rec ...
, part of a disaster recovery plan
Electrical power facilities
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Battery backup, the use of batteries to continue operation of electrical devices in the absence of utility electric power
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Backup battery, similar to above
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Backup generator, the use of a generator to achieve a similar purpose
Music
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Backup band
A backup band or backing band is a musical ensemble that typically accompanies a single artist who is the featured performer. The situation may be a live performance or in a recording session, and the group may or may not have its own name, such ...
, a band who plays music in support of a lead musician
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Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are u ...
, one who sings in harmony with a "lead vocalist"
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"Back Up" (Danity Kane song), 2006
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"Back Up" (Pitbull song), 2004
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"Back Up" (Dej Loaf song), feat. Big Sean, 2015
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"Back Up" (Snoop Dogg song), 2015
* "Back Up", a song by Yeat from ''
Afterlyfe
''Afterlyfe'' (stylized as ''AftërLyfe'') is the third studio album by American rapper Yeat. It was released on February 24, 2023, by Geffen Records, Field Trip Recordings, and Twizzy Rich. The follow-up to his EP ''Lyfë'' (2022), it contain ...
'', 2023
Motor vehicle
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Backup camera, a camera on the rear of a vehicle, used while moving backwards
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Back-up collision, a type of car accident
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Backing up, driving a vehicle in reverse gear
Others
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Back-up goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...
, an ice hockey team's second-string goaltender
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''Backup'' (TV series), a BBC series about a police Operational Support Unit
* ''Backup'', a 2009 video game by
Gregory Weir
* Backup, in sports, a
substitute player for a player in the starting lineup
See also
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