0 (someone or something that provides) support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. go wrong:
We're going to need some professional backup for this project.
The party is going to be outdoors, so we'll need to organize somewhere as a backup in case it rains.
Remember, your colleagues are your backup system when things go wrong.
Before we leave work each day, we make a backup of all the records we have entered into the computer that day.
The department's backup disks are all stored in a different building.
He's a backup for the Dallas Cowboys.
1 supporting the main singer, performer, etc. :
2 support or help, or someone or something that provides support or help:
3 an extra copy of information on a computer that is stored separately:
Did you make a backup of these files?
4 a person, plan, piece of equipment, etc. that you can use to replace another if necessary:
5 an extra copy of the information on a computer, that is stored separately:
The paramedic who arrived first at the scene immediately called for backup.
How can I run the pub on my own all evening without any backup?
It is essential to have backup when you go diving, in case anything goes wrong.
If we run out of sandwiches I've got some pizzas in the kitchen as backup.
My neighbour came along to provide some backup, in case the youths gave me any trouble.
She was assisted by a team of eleven musicians, back-up singers, and six dancers.
The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed.
Recent backups are retained locally, to speed data recovery operations.
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