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noun or back-up (plural backups or back-ups)
  1. A reserve or substitute.
If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a .
  1. (computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
After the power failure, we had to restore the database from .
  1. An accumulation of material that halts the flow or movement of something.
The blockage caused a in the plumbing.
Translations: 
    adjective 
    1. standby, reserve or extra
    I am only a player.
    1. (computing) That is intended as a backup.
    Make a copy of that file.
    Translations: 
      Etymology: From back up


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