backup copy
Data insurance file
A backup copy is a duplicate of data stored separately from the original, made in case the original is lost, corrupted, or destroyed.
The term emphasizes the protective purpose: Keep a backup copy of important files on an external drive.
Often shortened to simply backup.
- duplicateExact replica of original
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- archiveStored historical records
- saveProtect from loss
- cloneGenetically identical organism
snapshot · recovery · system restore · time machine · storage · external hard drive · cloud storage · data · files · external · drive · cloud · sync · redundant · safety net · safeguard · preserve · retrieve
- copiesphotocopy, duplicate, xerox, facsimile, replica
- copyingplagiarism, repeating, duplicating, duplication, replication
- backupcloud save, auto save, snapshot, restore, save
- backupsstandby, reserve, substitute, stand-in, failsafe
- Read-OnlyROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, write-protected, immutable
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
originality/primacy
backup copyoriginal
First or inventive
master copy · source file · master · working copy · live version
backup, copy, back, backed, backing, backs, copied, copies, copying