Backup / Back Up

Backup : To restore a database to its state at a previous point in time. Backup is achieved : (1) from an archived or a snapshot copy of the database at a specified time; or (2) from an archived copy of a database and applying the logged update activity of changes since that archived copy was made.

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Source: Larry English, http://www.iaidq.com/main/glossary.shtml , 13-Jan-2009 13:47

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Back Up - To copy information onto a diskette or hard disk for record keeping or recovery purposes.

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Source: Postcom, 09 February 2010 09:21:49, http://postcom.org/public/admail_image/glossary.htm

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backup - [computing] A copy of a file, a set of files, or a disk for safekeeping in case the original is lost or damaged.

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Source: esri, 27 January 2012 09:20:54, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation