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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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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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