Backup and Duplicate

Backup

Backup noun - (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device.

Usage example: he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased

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Duplicate and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Duplicate" instead a noun "Backup".

Nearby Word: backing

Duplicate noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.

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Backup and duplicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead a noun "Duplicate".

good	good backup	good duplicate
physical	physical backup	physical duplicate
identical	identical backup	identical duplicate
single	single backup	single duplicate
Other adjectives: mechanical, extra, magical.

Post-Knightfall he goes so far as to set up a dozen duplicate Batcaves all over Gotham, each stocked with everything from a backup database to spare vehicles.

Source: Hidden Supplies
Plus one robot mental duplicate as a backup "A".

Source: Film / Saturn 3
No backup generators, no attempts to duplicate the Disruptor, and when the Player Character comes to destroy it in the Zerg campaign, the UED doesn't immediately scramble all their troops to defend it.

Source: Idiot Plot / Video Games

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