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Plural for someone or something that replaces another, especially temporarily
“The first is the primary pump, while the other is standing by as a backup if needed.”
Plural for help or support provided for a given task
“He was getting increasingly enraged after I handed him his parking ticket, and I duly called for backup.”
Plural for an accumulation or logjam of material, people or things
“The guy shrugged, not seeming to care that there was a huge backup of thirsty people bottlenecking behind him.”
Plural for a copy or replica of someone or something
“You can allow for any hardware and software failures by making an exact backup of your hard disk drive.”
Plural for a person who executes the plans and directives of another
Plural for support, endorsement or encouragement provided to someone in their efforts
Plural for the act of emphasizing or corroborating a statement or fact
Plural for the act of loading data into a computer
Plural for protection through provision of additional coverage
Plural for a line or sequence of people or things
Plural for a retinue of attendants, associates or followers
Plural for a case or evidence presented to support one's expression of disapproval
(computing) To move digital data or files from one device to another
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