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MS Windows® Vista/2000/XP/2003

Backup Terms Glossary



This glossary of backup software terms explains the most popular backup words and phrases.


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A

ATA
application configuration
application settings
access
adapter
AES
archival backup
archive
automatic backup
auto configuration
auto backup
autosave
auto save

B

back up
backup
backup compression
backup copy
backup data
backup database
backup data files
backup data MSN
backup data strategy
backup destination
backup document
backup domain controller
backup Favorite
backup files
backup for Windows
backup from FTP
backup history
backup history log
backup location
backup log
backup messenger MSN
backup network strategy
backup of multiple web mail accounts
backup on logoff
backup on logon
backup operator
backup Outlook Address Book
backup Outlook Express Address Book
backup Outlook Express email
backup Outlook file
backup plan
backup program
backup rotation
backup rotation schedule
backup rotation schedules
backup rotation scheme
backup rotation schemes
backup scheduler
backup scheduling
backup scheme
backup schemes
backup server
backup service
backup site password
backup software
backup sql server
backup storage
backup to CD
backup to DVD
backup to FTP
backup utility
backup web
backup website
Blowfish encryption algorithm

C

carbon copy
CD
CD backup
CD copying
CD copy
CD duplication
CD R backup
CDR duplication
CD replication
CD rip
CD ROM duplication
CD RW backup
cipher
cipher text
command line
command line SFTP
Compact Flash
Compact Flash backup
Compact Flash card
Compact Flash card backup
CompactFlash
CompactFlash backup
CompactFlash card
CompactFlash card backup
compression
computer backup strategy
computer backup copy
configuration settings
a copy
copy
copy cat
copycat
copy disk
copy dvd
copy paste
copy prevention
copy protection
copy protected DVD
copy software
copy right
copyright
copy utility
copying
copying files
copying games
copying service
CRC
cryptography
cumulative incremental backup
Cut and Paste

D

data
database administration
database backup
data backup
data backup strategy
data backup to DVD
data compression
data duplication
data replication
data encryption
data restore
data storage device
data synchronization
decryption
DES
desktop backup
destination
device
differential backup
differential incremental backup
directory
directory structure
directory synchronization
directory synchronization software
disc duplication
disk
disk backup
disk compression
disk drive
disk image
disk mirroring
DNS
domain name
DOS backup
DOS copy
DOS restore
downtime
drive backup
drive duplication
duplication
DVD
DVD backup
DVD duplication
DVD R backup
DVD replication
DVD rip
DVD RW backup

E


encrypted backup
encryption
encryption algorithm
end user license agreement
EULA
error log
external hard disk
external storage
Exchange Mailbox Database
Exchange Eerver Client
Exchange Server Message Backup
Exchange Server Calendar Backup
Exchange Server Database Backup
Exchange Server Settings Backup

F

Fujitsu
file
file backup
file compression
file copying
file replication
file save
file synchronization
file synchronization between computers
file synchronization between three computers
file synchronization program
file synchronization software
file synchronization tool
file synchronization utility
file synchronization with FTP
file system
fixed storage
flash card
flash memory
flash USB drive
folder backup
folder synchronization
FTP
FTP backup
FTP client
FTP server
FTPS
full backup

G

game copying
graphical SFTP client
graphical user interface
Grandfather-father-son
Grandfather-father-son backup
Grandfather-father-son rotation
Grandfather-father-son rotation schedule
GUI

H

Hitachi, Ltd.
hard copy
hard disk
HDD crush
handy backup helps to protect your mail
hard disk backup
hard disk mirroring
hard drive backup
hard drive duplication
hardware key
HDD
HDD backup
HDD Cloning
hot swap
how to back up email messages

I

Iomega Corporation
IDE
International Business Machines Corporation
identification
image backup
incremental backup
interface
incremental_backup
internet_backup
IP address

J


K

key

L

LAN
LAN backup
LAN free backup
local area network
local backup
logoff
logon

M

Maxtor Corporation
media
memory stick
memory stick duo
microdrive
Microsoft backup
Microsoft Exchange Troubleshooting Assistant
Microsoft Outlook backup
migrate data
mmc
mmc memory card
multimedia card
multimediacard
MySQL backup

N

net backup
network
network administration
network backup
network backup strategy
network computer
network computer backup
network drive backup

O


offsite backup
online backup
optical disc
oracle backup
Outlook Anywhere
Outlook backup
Outlook contact save
Outlook Express
Outlook Express backup
Outlook Express backup restore
Outlook Express message backup
Outlook restore
overwrite

P

PATA
packed file
password
password_protected
path
PC synchronization software
plain text
proxy server
public-key encryption

Q

Quantum Corporation
Quick Backup of Web-Based Mail

R

Restore Exchange Server
Remote Exchange Server Backup
RC4
RC4/RC5/RC6
RC5
RC6
read only
reduced size multimediacard
registry
registry backup
remote administration
remote backup
removable hard disk
replication
restore
restore configuration
restore data
restore desktop
restore desktop icon(s)
restore destination
restore Favorite
restore location
restore my active desktop
restore Outlook Express
restore setting
restore Yahoo messenger
removable storage
rewritable
root
root directory
round robin schedule
round robin scheduling algorithm
rs mmc
rs-mmc

S

Seagate Technology
SCSI
SATA
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Samsung
save attachment
save data
save desktop
save desktop icon(s)
save document
save Favorite
Save Files
Save Flash
save Outlook email
save settings
save site password
save WWW files
saving email messages on various storage media
scheduler
scheduling
scheduled backup
sd memory card
secure digital
Secure FTP
Secure FTP connection
secure mmc
Secure Sockets Layer
self-extracting file
server administration
server backup
serverless backup
site backup
server backup strategy
SFTP
Shallow Copy
Site Copy
smart media
smartmedia
SSH
SSH file transfer protocol
SSH-2
SSL
simple backup
socket flash
software
span
span backup to CD
span backup to DVD
spanning
storage media
subdirectory
symmetric key cryptography
synchronization
synchronization manager
synchronization software
synchronize files on schedule
system backup

T

tar backup
total backup
Tower of Hanoi
Tower of Hanoi backup
Tower of Hanoi rotation
Tower of Hanoi rotation schedule
triple DES

U

UDMA
update
update files online
upgrade
USB
USB backup
USB flash drive
USB key
USB password manager
user interface

V

verification
volume

W

Workstation backup
Western Digital Corporation
web administration
web administrator
Web Folder
WebDAV
WebDAV protocol
Webmaster
web site backup
Why do email backup
Windows backup
Windows file synchronization
Windows registry
WWW backup

X

xd picture card
XP backup

Y


Z

zip
zip drive
zip file

Data to Back Up:

File Backup - back up individual files and folders stored in local, LAN and FTP locations
Email Messages Backup - back up e-mail box directly from your mail server
Image Backup - perform complete hard disk image backup with all data and operating system
Email MS Exchange Backup - back up and restore Microsoft Exchange Server stores
Lotus Notes Backup - back up Lotus Notes without stopping the service
ODBC Database Backup - protect your databases by regular backups

Backup Destination:

Backup to LAN, Local and External Drives - store your backups at any drives visible in Windows Explorer
Backup to FTP - offsite backup to remote FTP server provides maximum reliability
Backup to SFTP - transfer sensitive data to a remote server via secure SFTP protocol
Backup to CD-R/CD-RW - burn your backups to optical disks with multi-drive spanning and verification options
Backup to DVD/HD DVD/Blu-Ray - record important data to DVD disks using the integrated burning tool
Handy Backup Online - store backups at Novosoft Online Backup Service instead of third-party providers