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backup,
1 a duplicate computer, data file, equipment, or procedure for use in the event of equipment failure.
2 The act of creating another copy of a file, group of files, or an entire computer hard drive.

backup
Informatics A function that allows users to copy one or more files to a storage pool to protect against data loss. See Incremental backup, Mirroring, Selective backup. Cf Restore.


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It makes a good backup tool, and even if you're not using it specifically for back-ups it's handy and economical to use.
Both of the above scenarios demonstrate that operational back-ups of email, whilst a critical part of the IT infrastructure, fall short in the support of business processes.
The criticality of our data requires full back-ups on a nightly basis.
 
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