Usually means: Copies of data for recovery.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. backups: Merriam-Webster
  2. backups: Vocabulary.com
  3. Backup's, Backups, backup's, backups: Wordnik
  4. backups: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. backups: Wiktionary
  6. backups: Dictionary.com
  7. backups: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. Backups: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Backups: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Backups: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Backups: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (backup)

noun:  A reserve or substitute.
noun:  (computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.
noun:  An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
noun:  (law enforcement) Reinforcements.
noun:  Any support or extra help.
noun:  (music) Accompaniment.
noun:  Corroboration.
adjective:  Standby, reserve or extra.
adjective:  (computing) That is intended as a backup.
adjective:  Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
verb:  (computing, nonstandard) Alternative form of back up [(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.]
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