Backup and Option

Backup

Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.

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Option and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Option" instead an adjective "Backup".

Nearby Word: backing

Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.

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Backup and option are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead an adjective "Option".

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

good	good backup	good option
normal	normal backup	normal option
common	common backup	common option
standard	standard backup	standard option
Other adjectives: legal, single, obvious, potential, main, practical, possible, hidden, extra, last, available, manual.

So a school like that is actually a logical option, if you need something to backup the useless sabotaged armada of your planet.

Source: Serious Business / Video Games
The PAL key option is stated to be a backup, as a way to disable Rex once the code has been entered, or to enable it if the code is somehow lost.

Source: Two-Keyed Lock
He dies a few more times, but his supply of backup clones gets sabotaged and after his last death he can't come back anymore due to a dying Jedi dragging Palpatine's soul with him into the afterlife, preventing him from taking the last-ditch option of possessing an unwilling host.

Source: Body Backup Drive

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