battery-backed
Has backup power
Battery-backed describes electronic equipment or memory that maintains power from a battery when the main power source fails or is disconnected.
The term appears most often with computer components: battery-backed RAM retains data during outages, battery-backed clock keeps time when the computer is off.
Also written battery backed or batterybacked.
Automatic harm prevention mechanism
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- dependableWorthy of trust
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- robustStrong and durable
stable · always-on · mission-critical · fault-tolerant · consistent · secure · protected
Raises or elevates
- backup powerSecondary electrical source
- uninterruptibleCannot be broken off
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- failoverAutomatic backup system activation
power outage · emergency power · surge protection · fault tolerance · redundancy · generator backup · inverter · continuity
Semiconductor logic architecture
- SRAMFast volatile storage
- RTCPersistent timekeeping component
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
memory module · NVRAM · cache · controller · embedded system · circuit board · microcontroller · data logger
Maintaining saved information
- non-volatileRetains without power
- memory preservationMaintaining ability to recall
- checkpointInspection station on route
- bufferProtective intermediate space
fail-safe
Automatic harm prevention mechanism
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- dependableWorthy of trust
- redundantExceeding what's needed
robust · stable · always-on · mission-critical · fault-tolerant · consistent · secure · protected
UPS
Raises or elevates
- backup powerSecondary electrical source
- uninterruptibleCannot be broken off
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
failover · power outage · emergency power · surge protection · fault tolerance · redundancy · generator backup · inverter · continuity
CMOS
Semiconductor logic architecture
motherboard · memory module · NVRAM · cache · controller · embedded system · circuit board · microcontroller · data logger · alarm system
data retention
Maintaining saved information
- non-volatileRetains without power
- memory preservationMaintaining ability to recall
- checkpointInspection station on route
battery-backedunprotected
Without safeguard or shield
non-redundant · volatile · unbuffered · uninterruptible · unsupported
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