Tra từ backup - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
- a traffic backup on the main street
- he discovered a backup in the toilet
• Derivationally related forms:
back up
• Hypernyms:
accretion, accumulation
2. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
• Syn:
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup man, fill-in
• Derivationally related forms:
fill in (for: fill-in), relieve (for: reliever), substitute (for: substitute), stand in (for: stand-in)
• Hypernyms:
peer, equal, match, compeer
• Hyponyms:
locum tenens, locum, double, stunt man, stunt woman,
surrogate, alternate, replacement
3. a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
• Syn:
accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support
• Derivationally related forms:
support (for: support), accompany (for: accompaniment)
• Hypernyms:
part, voice
• Hyponyms:
descant, discant, vamp
4. the act of providing approval and support
- his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives
• Syn:
backing, championship, patronage
• Derivationally related forms:
back up, back (for: backing)
• Hypernyms:
blessing, approval, approving
5. (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
- he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased
• Syn:
computer backup
• Derivationally related forms:
back up
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
duplicate, duplication