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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For large databases, incremental backups can be used, but this increases the total recovery time. Don't store backups on your main hard disk (usually your C:drive) or on any drive inside your computer. Unfortunately, the many Gulf Coast hospitals, long-term care facilities, and physician offices that kept their computer backups in the same room--or even the same city--as their main servers found these backups provided them with no added protection. |
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