| Backup Terms Glossary |
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Handy Backup English
Backup Storage
In the "Backup Storage" category you can find information about different storage media, relatively to the process of backup. You can see the list of the terms from this category below.
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Backup Destination
A backup destination is a destination, where the selected backup files are backed up to. The destination may vary from... (more about Backup Destination...)
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Backup Location
A backup location may mean both where the files are physically stored and their accurate location on the medium. Firstl... (more about Backup Location...)
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Backup Server
A computer in a network designed to store copies of files from users' machines or other servers. It is generally... (more about Backup Server...)
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Backup Storage
A storage device used to store copies of data for backup and recovery. Tape drives and tape libraries have been... (more about Backup Storage...)
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Backup to CD
To "Backup to CD" means to perform a backup operation, according to which, the files are written to CD. Backup... (more about Backup to CD...)
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Backup to DVD
Backup to DVD is a backup operation or a result of an operation during which the backup files were written... (more about Backup to DVD...)
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Backup to FTP
To "Backup to FTP" means to perform a backup operation, according to which, the files are written to FTP serve... (more about Backup to FTP...)
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Data Backup to DVD
Data backup to DVD is a process of backing up any data to the DVD media using any type of... (more about Data Backup to DVD...)
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Destination
Destination, while in a file context, denotes a place where the data goes when it is moved from one file... (more about Destination...)
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Internet Backup
The term "Internet backup" can be used to describe two things. Firstly, a copy or a process of copying Internet... (more about Internet Backup...)
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Local Backup
A local backup a copy of a file or document that is located on the computers hard disk drive. This... (more about Local Backup...)
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Offsite backup
An offsite backup is a copy of a file or document that is located in a location other than physical... (more about Offsite backup...)
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Online Backup
An online backup is a backup stored at an online location such as an ftp server or a shared folde... (more about Online Backup...)
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Remote Backup
A remote backup is a copy of a file or document that is not located on the computers hard disk... (more about Remote Backup...)
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Remote Backup
Remote backup is one of the most actively developing areas of backup, gaining popularity day by day. Backups stored on... (more about Remote Backup...)
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Offsite Backup
Offsite backup is the most developed and called-for approach to data backup. Being stored offsite, backups are protected from local... (more about Offsite Backup...)
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Backup to HDD
The easiest way to secure data from loss is to back them up to a separate folder on your HD... (more about Backup to HDD...)
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Backup to DVD
DVD discs are cheap, transportable, capacious, and generally very convenient for backup purposes. By recording backups to DVD, you protect... (more about Backup to DVD...)
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Backup to CD
CD discs are among the easiest and most convenient media for backups. Let's see the advantages of backing up to... (more about Backup to CD...)
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Backup to FTP
Basically, by storing backup to FTP, you protect it from any local sources of data loss. FTP protocol was designed... (more about Backup to FTP...)
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Backup to USB
By backing up your data to external USB devices, you protect it from several possible sources of data loss at... (more about Backup to USB...)
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 472 terms. The current section Backup Storage, contains 21 terms.
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Known by its abbreviation, CD, a Compact Disc is a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of storing... (more about CD...)
CD rip is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one CD to... (more about CD rip...)
To copy the document, record or image being worked on onto a storage medium. Saving updates the file by writing... (more about File Save...)
Supported by the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA), MultiMediaCards have the same surface but are 0.7mm thinner than SD cards and have... (more about Multimedia Card...)
The root directory is the top directory in a file system. The root directory is provided by the operating system... (more about Root Directory...)
Serverless backup is a type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application... (more about Serverless Backup...)
