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Handy Backup English
Backup Copy
A disk, tape or other machine readable copy of a data or program file. Making backup copies is a discipline most computer users learn the hard way-- after months of work is lost.
Backup Term of the Day
Spanning is a process of dividing a large volume of data over several media. A span is a supported function in... (more about Spanning...)
Backup Terms Glossary
The current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a popular utility for Windows that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
At present, the glossary contains terms.
Other terms from General IT
The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. ... (more about Downtime...)
Identification, in a biometric security system, is a process of comparing a biometric data sample against all of the system's... (more about Identification...)
A key, in relation to computer science, is a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorith... (more about Key...)
The "rewritable" term usually refers to various storage media, such as optical discs, magnetic disks or tapes, that can be... (more about Rewritable...)
As a verb (to zip) it usually means to compress a file in the .zip file format. Zip files are... (more about Zip...)
A zip file is a file, created by means of compressing any file using the zip format. Such files may... (more about Zip file...)
