Shallow Copy
A shallow copy is a duplicate reference to some structure, e.g. to a variable, file, folder, or other object. In contrast to a "deep copy" which is used to describe an actual duplicate of data, shallow copies are not meant for direct usage, and copying of a shallow copy doesn’t move the original contents.
Shallow copy examples are Windows shortcuts, symbolic references, programming pointers - i.e. objects that contain the address and simply point to the data structure, but do not contain the data themselves.
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Backup Software Glossary
Current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a backup utility for Windows Servers and PCs that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
The glossary contains 473 terms. The current section Data Management contains 35 terms.
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