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backup

back·up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bak-uhp]
    • /ˈbækˌʌp/
    • /ˈbæk.ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak-uhp]
    • /ˈbækˌʌp/

Definitions of backup word

  • variable noun backup Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary. 3
  • variable noun backup If you have something such as a second piece of equipment or set of plans as backup, you have arranged for them to be available for use in case the first one does not work. 3
  • noun backup additional support or resources to help accomplish a task 3
  • noun backup reinforcements provided to complete a task 3
  • noun backup a reserve or substitute 3
  • noun backup a file or set of files copied for security purposes 3

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Origin of backup

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase back up

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Backup

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

backup popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

backup usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for backup

noun backup

  • substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.
  • support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.

adjective backup

  • subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
  • reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
  • in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • supportive — giving support.

Antonyms for backup

noun backup

  • necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.

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