backup copy

collocation in English

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backup
noun
uk
/ˈbæk.ʌp/us
/ˈbæk.ʌp/
(someone or something that provides) support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. ...
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copy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒp.i/us
/ˈkɑː.pi/
something that has been made to be exactly like ...
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(Definition ofbackupandcopyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Restoring thebackupcopyof these data may reset the volume's password to what it was when the backup was taken.
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If space gets short on mass storage, some files are simply marked as unloaded if they have a currentbackupcopy.
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This may result in thebackupcopybeing unusable because of the data inconsistencies.
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The commands also automatically made abackupcopyof every save.
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This 'injury' may be healed autonomically through retrieval of backup copies.
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Backup copies can be created both manually and automatically on the schedule.
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The modifying chunkserver, which is always the primary chunk holder, then propagates the changes to the chunkservers with the backup copies.
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He was then released from employment on these grounds, although he was still in possession of backup copies of data.
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There should be backup copies of electronically generated working papers.
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The original version of the file is restored from a cached folder which contains backup copies of these files.
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Backup copies can help reproduce bugs for evaluation. 2.
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In essence, error correction can be thought of as using the mathematically encoded backup copies of the data that was corrupted.
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The backup copies should not be stored with the original copies.
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For example, backup copies of a state in the middle of a quantum computation can not be created and used for correcting subsequent errors.
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However, at some point the mixdown master tape for this song was also lost, and apparently no backup copies had been made.
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Before testing, it is good practice to create backup copies of the source and target databases.
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The maintenance records of the aircraft had not been duplicated; they were destroyed in the crash and no backup copies existed.
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In fact, the firm had millions of earlier emails that had been retrieved from backup copies stored in another location that was not destroyed in the attacks.
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Individuals may make backup copies for various reasons, perhaps as insurance against losing the game or as redundancy in the event that the original game's medium becomes unreadable.
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