Collocations withbackup

These are words often used in combination withbackup.

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backup catcher
My role as a backup catcher is to be able to throw every single runner out.
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backup copy
Restoring the backup copy of these data may reset the volume's password to what it was when the backup was taken.
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backup dancer
One day a friend took her to an interview to be a backup dancer.
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backup generator
The lighthouse was manned by two lighthouse-keepers until 1966 when it was electrified, with a backup generator and emergency battery (used if the generator failed).
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backup infielder
The player chosen to be a pinch hitter is often a backup infielder or outfielder.
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backup plan
He was used as a backup plan when the remaining members of the gang failed to accomplish their mission.
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backup power
He had a steam engine to provide backup power.
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backup quarterback
In football, he was a four-year starter at cornerback, a two-year starter at wide receiver, and a backup quarterback.
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backup singer
He also drummed in the performance and was a backup singer.
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backup system
In other words, ventral system cues may serve as a backup system for apprehending size information.
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backup vocals
Generally he played rhythm guitar, but periodically harmonica, saxophone, mandolin, melodika, clarinet, and woodwinds and sometimes keyboards, synthesizers and singing backup vocals.
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emergency backup
In the early 1970s, a small pond was expanded to a 160 acre lake to serve as an emergency backup water supply for the station.
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online backup
The cloud-based products allow resellers to offer online backup and recovery services to their clients with near-continuous, scheduled, or manual updates.
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