Backup Terms Glossary

This glossary of data backup terms contains specific words and phrases that you may come across while working with computer backup and recovery software. Here you can find definitions of backup terms used on this website and in Handy Backup: everything regarding file backup, image backup, database backup, network backup and much more.

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For convenience in browsing, the glossary has been divided alphabetically and by category. If you are looking for information on the term "AES" or the word "network" simply click the letters "A" or "N" in the alphabet listing and find what you need. To learn definitions from some specific area, click the name of a category below. Short previews of the categories are given after the list of categories.

Backup Terms Categories

All terms are divided into categories, as follows:

• Backup Software Features
• Backup Practices
• Backup Storage
• Program Backup
• Data for Backup
• Devices to Back Up From
• Data Management
• File Management
• Email Management
• Encryption
• Network
• IT Companies
• General IT
• Software
• Storage Media
• Storage Management
• Types of Backup
• Uncategorized

Most popular terms from each category are given below. For more rarely searched words, please go to the respective section, or use the alphabet listing. Also, you can use a search form on the top of the page.

Backup Software Features

• Zip Backup
• Most backup utilities provide an option of automatic backup compression, and ZIP compression is one of the most popular algorithms. Archiving backups... More about Zip Backup...
• Scheduling
• Scheduling is a process of or a notion meaning assigning special time when an operation needs to be launched. In this case a scheduler is used, which... More about Scheduling...
• Missing Files Backup
• One of the serious problems that every computer user encounters is the problem of missing files. It is well known that computers and computer... More about Missing Files Backup...
• Backup on Logon
• Backup on logon is a backup operation, started once the user has logged into the system. More about Backup on Logon...
• PIM synchronization
• PIM stands for Personal Information Manager. The PIM synchronization program is a kind of program that synchronizes your personal info such as... More about PIM synchronization...
• Directory synchronization
• Directory (folder) synchronization is a process of synchronizing server directories. Handy Backup is an easy backup program and does not support... More about Directory synchronization...

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Backup Practices

• File synchronization with FTP
• File synchronization with an FTP server is a process of copying the newest (or any other files, according to the specified parameter) via the local... More about File synchronization with FTP...
• Grandfather-father-son rotation schedule
• Grandfather-father-son rotation schedule is the most widely used backup scheme. Currently, Handy Backup does not support the... More about Grandfather-father-son rotation schedule...
• Hard drive duplication
• Hard drive duplication is a process of copying the entire contents, be it system files, data files or any other information, of one hard drive to... More about Hard drive duplication...
• HDD crush
• HDD crush is a situation when your hard disk is broken and all inforamation that was on your hdd is lost. Now such problems are solved by backup... More about HDD crush...
• XP Backup
• XP backup may mean one of the following: 1. Any backup operation (or stored data), performed under Windows XP environment. 2. A complete backup of... More about XP Backup...
• PC Synchronization Software
• PC synchronization software is a class of computer applications designed to synchronize folders and files between multiple locations. Basically... More about PC Synchronization Software...

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Backup Storage

• Remote Backup | Back up to remote servers
• Remote backup is a copy of a set of data (important documents, folders, database dumps, etc.) that is not located on the local computer's hard disk... More about Remote Backup | Back up to remote servers...
• Backup Files to DVD
• DVD discs are cheap, transportable, capacious, and generally very convenient for backup purposes. By recording backups to DVD, you protect data from... More about Backup Files to DVD...
• Auto Backing Up to Remote FTP
• To “Back up to FTP” means to perform a backup operation, according to which, the files are written to FTP server. Backup to remote FTP... More about Auto Backing Up to Remote FTP...
• Data Backup to DVD
• Data backup to DVD is a process of backing up any data to the DVD media using any type of a backup utility. Since DVD is becoming more pupular, it is... More about Data Backup to DVD...
• Offsite Backup
• Offsite backup is the most developed and called-for approach to data backup. Being stored offsite, backups are protected from local threats, such as: ... More about Offsite Backup...
• Remote Backup
• Remote backup is one of the most actively developing areas of backup, gaining popularity day by day. Backups stored on remote servers are very... More about Remote Backup...

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Program Backup

• MSN Messenger Backup by Software Means
• MSN Messenger backup is a copy of data stored in MSN messanger that are kept to be order to roll back to the past in case of a loss or corruption... More about MSN Messenger Backup by Software Means...
• Save Outlook Email
• It means to save an Outlook email's data to your personal computer, writable CD/DVD-ROM drive, floppies, USB drives or other media storage. With... More about Save Outlook Email...
• Outlook Express Message Backup
• Do a backup copy of Outlook Express message to a writable CD/DVD-ROM drive, floppies, USB drives and other media storage. You can perform outlook... More about Outlook Express Message Backup...
• Backup Data MSN
• MSN data backup is an additional copy of MSN data that can be used to restore the original after a computer crash, a virus, or other event of data... More about Backup Data MSN...
• Oracle Database Backup
• Oracle Backup is a process, or a result of copying data stored in an Oracle Database. Backups, generally, may consist of several different things: ... More about Oracle Database Backup...
• Computer Database Backup
• In our times the work of a specialist, directing personnel, is meaningless without effective use of a computer database of workers' files. A... More about Computer Database Backup...

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Data for Backup

• Desktop Backup
• PC Desktop Backup is a functionality of Handy Backup Software. Do a backup copy of desktop to be able to restore your desktop's items after a... More about Desktop Backup...
• Backup Database
• is copying database to the disk to prevent it's injuries. This is useful for big and important databases. You can backuping your database to a... More about Backup Database...
• Registry Backup
• Registry backup is backup copy of the system and application settings stored in the registry. The one of the simplest way to backup you registry is... More about Registry Backup...
• How to Backup Folders | Folder backup programs
• Folder backup is a flexible approach to data backup, where the amount of files being backed up is not constant and can change from time to time... More about How to Backup Folders | Folder backup programs...
• Web site backup
• Web site backup is a backup of web site contents from an FTP server. This is mostly done to have a copy of files on a local hard disk to be able to... More about Web site backup...
• Save Document
• It means to save a document to your personal computer, writable CD/DVD-ROM drive, floppies, USB drives or other media storage. See also Save... More about Save Document...

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Devices to Back Up From

• Hard Disk Backup
• A hard disk backup is a backup of entire contents of a hard disk, same as hard drive backup. Now nearly every backup program can do a hard disk... More about Hard Disk Backup...
• CD RW Backup
• A CD RW backup is a backup saved to one or several CD-RW discs. Nowadays, many backup programs, can do a CD-RW backup, as CD-RWs are ideal for... More about CD RW Backup...
• Network Computer Backup
• Network computer backup is a backup of some data from a network computer, most likely to another network computer. Handy Backup can perform a network... More about Network Computer Backup...
• USB backup
• A USB backup is a backup to any USB device, attached to a local computer. USB backup to an external hard disk or a flash USB drive provides both... More about USB backup...
• Compact Flash backup
• Compact Flash backup is a backup of data, stored using the Compact Flash interface. Normally, it means a Compact Flash card backup. More about Compact Flash backup...
• Server Backup Plan: What and How
• Server backup means to copy data from server to another place. FTP protocol is frequently used for this task. With Handy Backup you can easily... More about Server Backup Plan: What and How...

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Data Management

• Folder Synchronization
• Folder synchronization is procedure of bringing contents of two (or more) folders to similar states. The basic goal of synchronization is to make two... More about Folder Synchronization...
• Data duplication
• Data duplication is a process of creation of an exact copy of data on a different medium. Most data duplication software out there simply lets you... More about Data duplication...
• Auto Save
• Saving data to the disk at periodic intervals without user intervention. This function is usefull among automatic backup programs. The advantage of... More about Auto Save...
• Span Backup to DVDs
• To span backup to DVD means to split the backup data to multiple DVDs, if a backup is too large to store on a single disc. This backup will be called... More about Span Backup to DVDs...
• Data Backup
• The "Data backup" term usually refers to a backup containing data files such as documents and emails. A system backup or disk image, on the other... More about Data Backup...
• Folder
• A folder, in graphical user interfaces, such as Windows and the Macintosh environment, is a folder is an object that can contain multiple documents... More about Folder...

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File Management

• Windows file synchronization
• Windows file synchronization is the process of synchronizing (making identical) windows system files and folders in order to keep two identical sets... More about Windows file synchronization...
• File Save
• To copy the document, record or image being worked on onto a storage medium. Saving updates the file by writing the data that currently resides in... More about File Save...
• Autosave
• Saving data to the disk at periodic intervals without user intervention. This function is usefull among automatic backup programs. The advantage of... More about Autosave...
• File Copying
• File copying is creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All operating systems include file copying in the user... More about File Copying...
• Backup history
• Backup history is a composition of backups, performed during the recent period. It is a good idea to keep the backup history if it turns out that... More about Backup history...
• Synchronization
• Synchronization is coordination with respect to time. Handy Backup supports synchronization of files and folders. When referring to files... More about Synchronization...

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Email Management

• Saving Email Messages on Various Storage Media
• Email messages are very important files and need to be backed up regularly in order to avoid critical data loss. However, web mail users often... More about Saving Email Messages on Various Storage Media...
• Backup Outlook Express Address Book
• Backups of Outlook Express address books are created to prevent destruction or corruption of Outlook Express contacts in case of a hardware or... More about Backup Outlook Express Address Book...
• Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant
• A tool used by Microsoft Exchange for automatic search for data required to troubleshoot the observed symptoms. Also used to collect live tracing... More about Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant...
• Carbon Copy
• This is a method of sending a copy of an e-mail to someone, but implying that they are not the direct recipient. For example, you send an e-mail with... More about Carbon Copy...
• Exchange Server Settings Backup
• The term Exchange Server settings is usually used to refer to a set of configuration settings of Microsoft Exchange Server, which include rules of... More about Exchange Server Settings Backup...
• Remote Exchange Server Backup
• Remote Exchange Server is an Exchange Server located in the Web which provides common access to Microsoft Exchange data for a certain group of... More about Remote Exchange Server Backup...

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Encryption

• Symmetric key cryptography
•    Symmetric-key cryptography is an encryption system in which the sender and receiver of a message share a single, common key that is... More about Symmetric key cryptography...
• Encryption Algorithm
• An encryption algorithm is a mathematical procedure for performing encryption on data. Through the use of an algorithm, information is made into... More about Encryption Algorithm...
• Public-key encryption
• Public-key encryption is a special encryption method, employing two passwords instead of one. One is password is given out to public - it is used to... More about Public-key encryption...
• DES
• DES, Short for Data Encryption Standard, a popular symmetric-key encryption method developed in 1975 and standardized by ANSI in 1981 as ANSI X.3.92... More about DES...
• RC5
• RC5 is a parameterized algorithm with a variable block size, a variable key size, and a variable number of rounds. Allowable choices for the block... More about RC5...
• Cipher Text
• Cipher text is data that has been encrypted. Cipher text is unreadable until it has been converted into plain text (decrypted) with a key. More about Cipher Text...

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Network

• Web Administration
• The Web equivalent of a system administration. Web administration is a system architecting responsible for the overall design and implementation of... More about Web Administration...
• WebDAV
• WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning. Based on the HTTP protocol, the purpose of the WebDAV protocol is to allow... More about WebDAV...
• Proxy server
• A proxy server is a computer server which acts in the place of individual users when connecting to Web sites. The proxy server receives requests from... More about Proxy server...
• Remote Administration
• The term "Remote Administration" generally refers to any method of remotely controling a computer. Typically a server, or network workstation... More about Remote Administration...
• Web Administrator
• The Web equivalent of a system administrator. Web administrators are system architects responsible for the overall design and implementation of an... More about Web Administrator...
• WebDAV File Versioning
• The WebDAV protocol is an extension to the HTTP protocol, allowing numerous authors edit a single document at a time without altering each others... More about WebDAV File Versioning...

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IT Companies

• Seagate Technology
• Seagate Technology, is a major American manufacturer of hard drives, founded in 1979 and based in Scotts Valley, California. The company is... More about Seagate Technology...
• International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
• International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New... More about International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)...
• Western Digital Corporation
• Western Digital Corporation , (often abbreviated to WD) is a manufacturer of a large proportion of the world's hard disks, and has a long history in... More about Western Digital Corporation...
• Maxtor Corporation
• Maxtor Corporation, was an American manufacturer of computer hard disk drives founded in 1982. In 2000 it Purchased Quantum's hard disk line of... More about Maxtor Corporation...
• Iomega Corporation
• The Iomega Corporation , is a supplier of portable computer storage devices and media. The corporation, established in 1980, has 208 employees in... More about Iomega Corporation...
• Quantum Corporation
• Quantum Corporation, was a manufacturer of tape drive products, based in San Jose, California. From its founding in 1980 until 2000, it was also a... More about Quantum Corporation...

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General IT

• Logon
• Logon is a process or a result of the process of starting a session under an operating system, with a certain computer, an FTP server, network, or... More about Logon...
• Backup
• Backup is the activity of copying files or databases so that they will be preserved in case of equipment failure or other catastrophe. Backup is... More about Backup...
• Identification
• Identification, in a biometric security system, is a process of comparing a biometric data sample against all of the system's databased reference... More about Identification...
• Copy Paste
• Text and pictures can easily be moved or copied from one application to another for versions of Windows 95 and greater. When you copy or cut text or... More about Copy Paste...
• Webmaster
• Webmaster or Webmistress is a commonly used term that refers to the person or persons responsible for a specific website. On a smaller site, the... More about Webmaster...
• CRC
• CRC, short for cyclic redundancy check, is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors. Transmitted messages are divided into... More about CRC...

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Software

• Update
• Update is a minor modification to a program which usually includes trivial improvements to the code, interface and it also may include some issue... More about Update...
• Directory Synchronization Software
• Directory synchronization software is an application or applications designed for the purpose of keeping several folders in sync. Since effective... More about Directory Synchronization Software...
• Application Settings
• Configuration settings that applications generally store on your computer (in text or binary format). Its can be the name of a mail server or the... More about Application Settings...
• Configuration Settings
• The settings that can be modified to configure your application, BD, system or server. More about Configuration Settings...
• File synchronization utiltiy
• File synchronization utility is a utility, which performs file synchronization. Handy Backup can do file synchronization. File synchronization... More about File synchronization utiltiy...
• Copy Utility
• Data copying utilities are designed to ease or automate copying of data stored on computer hard drive or memory. They may have a variety of features... More about Copy Utility...

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Storage Media

• Media
• Media is a plural form of medium. (1) Media can be objects on which data can be stored. These include hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, and... More about Media...
• CD
• Known by its abbreviation, CD, a Compact Disc is a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of storing digital information. The most... More about CD...
• Multimedia Card
• Supported by the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA), MultiMediaCards have the same surface but are 0.7mm thinner than SD cards and have two pins less... More about Multimedia Card...
• Disk Drive
• (Or "hard disk drive", "hard drive", "floppy disk drive", "floppy drive") A disk drive is a peripheral device that reads and writes hard disks or... More about Disk Drive...
• Flash card
• A small module that contains flash memory such as a PC Card, CompactFlash, SmartMedia or similar format. Contrast with "socket flash". More about Flash card...
• RS MMC
• The RS-MMC card is approximately half the size of the full MultiMediaCard. Having the same width and thickness, RS-MMC measures 18mm from top to... More about RS MMC...

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Storage Management

• CD duplication
• CD duplication is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one CD to another. Usually special equipment is used... More about CD duplication...
• Grandfather-father-son rotation
• Grandfather-father-son rotation is the Grandfather-father-son rotation schedule. Currently, Handy Backup does not support the... More about Grandfather-father-son rotation...
• Disc duplication
• Disc duplication is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one disc to another. Usually special equipment is used... More about Disc duplication...
• DVD Duplication
• DVD duplication is a process of copying the entire contents of a DVD disc (be it data files or audio) to a different DVD disc. This procedure usually... More about DVD Duplication...
• CD ROM Replication
• CD ROM replication is a process of manufacturing a CD ROM from scratch using a single original disc. The result of the CD ROM replication process is... More about CD ROM Replication...
• Backup rotation
• Backup rotation is a process of rotating the backup media during the backup process. This is done to allow saving recent backup versions on media... More about Backup rotation...

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Types of Backup

• Serverless Backup: Hardware and Software Solutions
• Serverless backup is a type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. To see an example... More about Serverless Backup: Hardware and Software Solutions...
• Full Backup
• A full backup is a copy of all selected files (sometimes most of hard disk files), kept on a different storage media, for use in emergencies. It... More about Full Backup...
• Image Backup. Hard Disk Drive Imaging.
• An image backup is a backup of an entire hard drive by means of creating its image (also called mirror, or snapshot). It allows, in case of a... More about Image Backup. Hard Disk Drive Imaging....
• Archival Backup
• An archival backup is a type of backup in which all files are copied to a backup storage device. Archival backups are also called full backup... More about Archival Backup...
• Differential Backup
• Differential backup is a process of backing up only the files that have changed since the last FULL backup. This backup requires only the most recent... More about Differential Backup...
• System Backup
• A system backup is a backup of all system files, which allows restoring the operating system to a working state after a crash. Usually only special... More about System Backup...

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Uncategorized

• IDE
• IDE, is short for Integrated Drive Electronics (more commonly known as ATA) and is a standard interface for IBM compatible hard drives. IDE is... More about IDE...
• UDMA
• UDMA, is short for Ultra-DMA (Direct Memory Access) and also known as Ultra ATA, UDMA is a standard developed by Quantum in conjunction with Intel... More about UDMA...
• PATA
• PATA, is short for Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment, this abbreviation was introduced for the original ATA interface when SATA had appeared... More about PATA...
• Grandfather-Father-Son
• Grandfather-father-son is one of the most widely used backup rotation schedules. According to this backup rotation schedule the backup... More about Grandfather-Father-Son...
• SyncML
• SyncML is an open standard for information synchronization. It stands for Synchronization Markup Language. SyncML was developed by OMA and is... More about SyncML...
• Socket Flash
• Flash memory that is housed in a standard chip package and plugs into a socket on the circuit board. A flash BIOS is an example. Contrast with flash... More about Socket Flash...

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