backup
backups
Backup is what someone gives when they help or support you. A brand new doctor might need some backup in the emergency room for the first few weeks.
Use the noun backup when you talk about extra assistance or help. Police officers call for backup when they're not sure they can handle a situation on their own, and store cashiers need backup when things get busy and customers start lining up. Another kind of backup is the one you do on your computer — in this case, a backup is the process of copying your data in case you lose the original files.
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the act of providing approval and support
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a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
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synonyms:
accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support
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someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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synonyms:
backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute
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types:
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locum, locum tenens
someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
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double, stunt man, stunt woman
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
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alternate, replacement, surrogate
someone who takes the place of another person
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locum, locum tenens
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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”
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type of:
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accretion, accumulation
an increase by natural growth or addition
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accretion, accumulation
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(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”
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synonyms:
computer backup
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type of:
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duplicate, duplication
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
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duplicate, duplication
Vocabulary lists containing backup
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