Meaning of backup | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A reserve or substitute.
2. A reserve or substitute
3. A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.
4. Extra; standby: a backup pilot.
5. A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed
6. An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
7. A copy made of important data and kept in case something goes wrong with the original.
8. An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow
9. Reinforcements.
10. Used or held in reserve:auxiliary, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary.
11. Reinforcements
12. Any support or extra help.
13. of or at the back. the back door. agterste خَلفي заден traseiro zadní rückwärtig bag- οπίσθιοςde detrás, trasero taga-, selja- عقبی؛ پشتی taka- de derrièreגבי पीछे का stražnji hátsó belakang aftur-, bak- posteriore うしろの 뒤쪽의 užpakalinis aizmugures; pakaļējais belakang achter- bak-, bakre; rygg-tylny شاتنی، بېرتنى، وروسته، بېرته (خپل ځاى ته)، پخوانى (لكه د مجلې ګڼې)، وخت پر تېر شوى، څټ، په څټ traseiro din spate задний zadný zadnji stražnji bak-, bakre ข้างหลัง arka, arkada, arkadaki 後面的 задній ...
14. Any support or extra help
15. Accompaniment.
16. a person who supports someone or something, especially with money. the backer of the new theatre. borg, ondersteuner مُؤيِّد، داعِم، مُناصِر поддръжник financiador mecenáš, -ka, příznivec, -kyně der Förderer støtte υποστηρικτής, χρηματοδότης financiador, patrocinador toetaja حامی؛ پشتیبان tukija commanditaire תּוֹמֵך सहारादेनेवाला podupiratelj támogató sponsor stuðningsmaður sostenitore 後援者 후원자 rėmėjas atbalstītājs penyokong sponsorstøttespiller; en som vedder sponsor ملا تړ كوونكي، ګټندوى، س...
    especially
17. Corroboration.
18. to criticize a person when he is not present. beskinner يَنْتَقِد، يَغْتاب клеветя caluniar pomlouvat verleumden, tratschen bagtale κακολογώ κπ. πίσω από την πλάτη του hablar mal, criticar por la espalda taga rääkima غیبت کردن puhua selän takana médire de לְהַשׁמִיץ पीठ पीछे निंदा करना ocrniti, ogovarati fúr vkit memfitnah, mengritik di belakang baknaga, rægja sparlare, fare maldicenze 陰口をきく 험담을 하다 apkalbėti apmelot; celt neslavu mengumpat roddelenbaktale, baksnakkeobmawiać غیبت کول criticar ...
19. Constant backbiting by her colleagues led to her resignation. beskinnerdery إنتِقاد، اغتِياب клеветене calúnia pomluva die Verleumdung, das Tuscheln bagtalelse κακόβουλος σχολιασμός που γίνεται πίσω από την πλάτη κπ. murmuración, crítica por la espalda tagarääkimine غیبت selän takana puhuminen médisanceהשמצה चिगल खोरी ogovaranje fúrás fitnahan, kritik di belakang baknag, rógburður maldicenza 中傷 험담 apkalbėjimas apmelošana; neslavas celšana cercaan roddelbaksnakking obmawianie غیبت maledicência...
20. (of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work. Digging the garden is a backbreaking job. uitputtend قاصِم للظَّهْر много изморителен pesado vyčerpávající erschöpfend opslidende εξαντλητικός, εξαιρετικά κοπιώδης deslomador, pesado kontimurdev شاق؛ کمرشکن raskas éreintant מְפָרֵך težak kimerítő berat sekali, sangat melelahkan lÿjandi, erfiður massacrante 骨の折れる 매우 힘든 varginantis, alinantis mokošs; smags (par darbu) berat zwaarslitsomwyczerpujący ستونځمن pesado istovitor изнурительны...
    etc
21. using backhand. She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand. handrugagtig باستِعمال ظَهْر اليد наклонен наляво obliquamente backhandem, se sklonem doleva Schlag mit der Rückhand stejlskrift ανάποδα del revés; con el dorso de la mano tagantkätt, vasakule kaldu با پشت راکت؛ مایل به چپ rystypuolella en revers, penché à gauche לַגְלגָנִי आड़े लिखना pisati slovima nakrivljenim unatrag fonákkal; balra dőlő kézírással dengan belakang tangan með bakhandarhöggi; með vinstrihallandi skrift di r...
22. a pile of uncompleted work etc which has collected. a backlog of orders because of the strike. agterstand أعمال مُتَراكِمـه натрупване acumulação nahromadění der Rückstand pukkel; ophobning; ugjort arbejde συσσωρευμένη δουλειά που έπρεπε ήδη να έχει ολοκληρωθεί atrasos, trabajo acumulado hunnik (tegemata töid) ناتمام؛ عقب افتاده työruuhka accumulation פִּגוּר מִצטַבֵּר , פִּיגוּר מִצטַבֵּר संचित कार्य zaostaci restancia tumpukan (pekerjaan), timbunan óafgreidd mál arretrato 未処理の仕事 적체 neatlikt...
    etc

Equivalents

Examples

“If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup.”

“After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.”

“The accident caused a mile-long backup on the highway.”

“The blockage caused a backup in the plumbing.”

“He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup.”

“Shaman: My patience is tested, but Uvenk invokes correctly. Grunt, who is your krantt? Your allies willing to kill and die on your behalf? Shepard: How is a candidate tested if he brings backup on his Rite of Passage? Shaman: Not every krogan can be the strongest warrior, but each must inspire his peers to battle at his side. Shaman: If the ones who know you best can find nothing worthy in you, you should wander the wastes and die alone before you weaken my clan.”

“This guy, he grabs the dog by the ears, stares it down like a cowboy in a showdown. The man regains control again. He scans the area, hoping for backup. Nothing. No neighbours, no dog whisperers, no animal control.”

“Debbie Ahn, on piano, provided some mesmerizing back-up and many fiery, on-target solos.”

“Pg. 206 on Yudit's comments on the feminists of Tel Aviv, "... and now they are translating Our Bodies Ourselves into Hebrew, leaving out the section on gays" was misinformed, a statement made without authoratative ^([sic]) backup in 1979 about a book first published in 1982.”

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