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.
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:
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 Practices
- 3-2-1 Backup Rule: Three Steps for Planning Data Keeping
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- Lost USB Flash. Backup and restore data USB flash
“The market for USB flash drives has grown very popular over the past several years. Any computer user can transport files from one computer to...”
- Round Robin Backup Scheduling
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- Tower of Hanoi Backup Strategy
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- Restore My Active Desktop
“Active Desktop was a technology powered by Windows XP, transfiguring your desktop workspace into the active environment much like a Web page. Due to...”
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Features
- PIM synchronization
“PIM synchronization on mobile phones is a popular option of backing up important personal data, such as phonebooks, contacts, emails, calendar and...”
- Span Backup Across Multiple DVDs
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Span backup is a process of backing up data that needs splitting. During backing up data users sometimes face with the problem that the file you...”
- Schedule Backup at Shutdown or Logoff
“You can manage Handy Backup to run any backup task when log off the computer. This way, the system will perform the selected task before shutting...”
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Backup Storage
- Types of Physical and Virtual Servers
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- Zoolz Cloud Backup Review
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Zoolz backup is a mighty and somewhat exotic cloud storage backup. A typical Zoolz backup plan for now includes one TB cloud space, divided...”
- Data Backup Appliance
“Backup appliance is a type of a storage device dedicated for backup purposes. A backup appliance contains not only a storage device but also a...”
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Data for Backup
- Backup Site Password
“Do a backup copy of saved passwords folder (usually stored by special
password manager software like handy password)
to be able to recover it in...”
- Oracle 10g Database Engine Software. What is New In Architecture?
“The Oracle 10g is a world’s first database engine specifically designed for grid computing, the well-established and most effective way to...”
- FTP From Windows | How to Get Access
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To get FTP access from windows you can use two programs:
Internet Explorer
Windows Explorer
Internet explorer is well-known...”
- How To Save Desktop Icon Layout
“To save desktop icon layout means to save desktop icons, which show cabinets, files, folders, and various types of documents (that is, letters...”
- Disk Image: What is an image of a disk or disk cloning?
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Disk image, also called a disk clone, is an exact copy of a computer′s hard drive. The image-based copy includes all the partition...”
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Data Management
- Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows
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Remote server administration tools is a type of software used for administering different aspects of server from other machine (often called the ...”
- Data Encryption and Methods
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Data encryption is an operation with some data structures (e.g. files, folders or databases) turning it into an unreadable...”
- Directory. What is this? What are the types of directory?
“A directory is an organizational unit, or container, used to organize folders and files into a hierarchical structure. Directories contain...”
- Windows 32/64 bit operating system
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You do not need to check if your system is 32-bit or 64-bit to install Handy Backup. The program will automatically install the...”
- Disk Duplication
“Disk duplication is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one disk to another. Usually special equipment is used...”
- Disk Partition Manager
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Databases
- MySQL Login Scripts
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- MySQL Master Server
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MySQL Master Server is a server in MySQL replication configuration that hosts Master Database and acts as a primary source of data. Whenever a...”
- Primary Key in a Database
“Primary key is a characteristic of values stored in a database table that allows using these values to uniquely address records to which they belong...”
- MariaDB Database Engine - a Successor of MySQL
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- Foreign Key. What is a foreign key in database example?
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Foreign key is a field in a “child” table of a database that is used to refer to a record in a “parent” table of the same...”
- What Is phpMyAdmin? What phpMyAdmin used for? Alternative solutuion.
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Devices to Back Up From
- Compact Flash Card Backup
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Compact Flash card backup can mean one of two terms:
Backup of entire contents of a card, based on the Compact Flash...”
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Email Management
- Exchange Mailbox Database Backup
“Exchange mailbox database is an essential part of Microsoft Exchange Server, a structured storage that keeps all information about the server’s...”
- Push email. What is Push Email? How does push email work?
“Push email is a type of e-mail system which delivers messages to an end user, even if he is not logged on. The push mail system is opposed to pull...”
- Outlook Address Book File Storage and Export
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Outlook address book is a collection of address books and mailing lists such as "Contacts" folder; Personal Address Book...”
- Exchange Server Calendar
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Microsoft Exchange Server calendar manages...”
- Outlook Add-ins | What is Add-in, Popular Outlook Add-in Types
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Outlook add-ins - are special extensions for Outlook, which allow you to add extra features to the main program. Interest in the add-ins can be...”
- Outlook Anywhere
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Outlook Anywhere is a special service that allows Outlook clients to connect via SSL/HTTPS protocols to their mailboxes from remote locations...”
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Encryption
- 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...”
- Decryption: What is decryption? How is decryption done?
“Decryption is a process of decoding encrypted data back to its original form using the same encryption method and most likely the same application...”
- Cryptography. What is this? What is cryptography used for?
“The subject of cryptography is primarily concerned with maintaining the privacy of communications, and modern methods use a number of techniques to...”
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File Management
- File Compression
“File compression is being used more frequently. Commonly referred to as 'Zipping' after the most popular compression programs (PKZip, and WinZip)...”
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General IT
- Hardware Key. What is a hardware key? How to use a hardware key?
“Also called a “dongle”. It is a very effective software copy protection device that plugs into a serial, parallel or
USB port on the PC...”
- RC4, RC5, RC6 Encryption Algorithms and Software
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- Windows Registry: File Location, Repair
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Handy Backup has an option allowing backing up and restoring Windows registry, the system dataset containing all parameters...”
- Zip File: What is a ZIP file? What is a ZIP file used for?
“A zip file is a file, created by means of compressing any file using the zip format. Such files may be unzipped using any application supporting zip...”
- Amazon S3 - Simple Storage Service
“The Amazon S3 ("S3" is an acronym for “Simple Storage Service”) is the one of most advanced file-keeping storage services of modern type...”
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IT Companies
- 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...”
- Seagate Technology
“Seagate Technology, is a major American manufacturer of hard drives, founded in 1979 and based in Scotts Valley, California. The company is...”
- Fujitsu. Japanese semiconductor and telecommunications company
“Fujitsu is one of hard drive manufacturers. Fujitsu is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, computers (supercomputers, personal...”
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Network
- FTPS (FTP over SSL or FTP Secure)
“FTPS is a secured version of common FTP protocol used for sending and receiving files via network connections. It must not to be confused with SFTP...”
- WebDAV Protocol
“WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning. It is an extension to the HTTP protocol, that allows numerous users to access and...”
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Program Backup
- Copy MSN data. It can be used to restore the original.
“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...”
- MySQL Table Backup
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- SQL Server Data Types
“Saving SQL server data to another location, user can manipulate with all parts of vital content linked to the particular SQL server instance...”
- Instagram Backup
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Instagram backup is not a trivial operation, requiring downloading your photos and videos to backup Instagram account on a...”
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Software
- Configuration Settings
“Configuration Settings. The settings that can be modified to configure your application, BD, system or server. You can use a variety of settings to...”
- Command Line SFTP Client: Purposes and Capabilities
“Command line SFTP client is a console client utility allowing transferring files via SFTP protocol. Commonly used in Unix-like systems such as...”
- Windows 10 Technical Preview
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- Copy Utility. What is a copy utility? Types of copy utilities
“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...”
- Microsoft Backup
“Microsoft backup means the process of saving data and different settings from different Microsoft applications. Designed natively for Windows and...”
- Free Alternatives of Windows Data Copying
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For users not satisfied by Windows internal backup capabilities, these are many third-party solutions for data safekeeping, both free (requiring no...”
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Storage Management
- CD RIP: What does it mean to rip a CD?
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CD RIP means extracting or copying the data or audio files from the original CD and storing them in a different format or location. This...”
- Copy disk. What is disk to disk copy? How do you copy a disk?
“1)to produce disk so that it is the same as an original one.
2)Hard disk copy mean a copy of all data files to another place. This process also is...”
- DVD rip. What is the difference ripping and backup DVD?
“DVD ripping is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one DVD to another. Usually special equipment is used...”
- CDR duplication
“CDR duplication is a process of copying the entire contents, be it data files or audio, of one CDR to another. Usually special equipment is used...”
- CD replication. What is disk replication? Features
“CD replication is a process of manufacturing a CD from scratch using a single original disc. The result of the CD replication process is a CD...”
- 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...”
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Storage Media
- External Storage: Keeping Backup Data outside the Computer
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External storage is a term for describing any data-keeping device, such as a disk or a stream tape, which is located outside the computer...”
- Compact Disc Example | Types of CD
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A Compact Disc, commonly known as CD, is a polycarbonate disc with one or more metal layers capable of storing digital information. There...”
- Hard disk. What is the hard disk? Main characteristics of HDD
“Hard disk or Hard Drive (disk drive, HDD, “Winchester”) is a main storage device in most computers, based on the magnetic recording...”
- What is Smartmedia Card? | Memory Cards
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SmartMedia is a type of flash memory card that was mostly used in digital cameras and other portable electronic devices in the 1990s and early...”
- DVD: What is Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc?
“DVD, short for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,
is a type of optical disk technology similar to the CD-ROM. Now most backup programs...”
- How to Create FTP Server for Free
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How to create an FTP server and client on any computer, either personal machine or server mainframe, is a part of system administration backbone...”
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Types of Backup
- Serverless Backup Software Systems
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- Total Backup. What are the two types of total backup computer?
“Total backup is a method of computer backup that expects that you don’t perform explicit selection of data, but back up everything without any...”
- Tar Backup: What is .tar backup? Why is it useful?
“"Tar backup" means to backup your data using tar compression. It is very useful, for example: "by using compression, you can usually...”
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Uncategorized
- SAP HANA Cockpit
“SAP HANA Cockpit is an administrative tool with a web interface for a correspondingly named database engine, a part of SAP ERP software. It allows...”
- rsync: What is rsync for? Key features of the rsync program.
“The rsync method was developed as very fast initially. For now, it earns both worldwide acceptance and some end-user complains for relative slowness...”
- Tumblr Backup Tool
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Tumblr backup is a need when you plan to save your Tumblr blog, although this need is completely unsatisfied currently...”
- QEMU Backup Virtual Machine
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QEMU backup VM is a procedure...”
- ATA: What are standards in advanced technology attachment?
“ATA is short for Advanced Technology Attachment. ATA was first approved May 12, 1994 under the ANSI document number X3.221-1994 and is an interface...”
- Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
“Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) , is a computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from devices like hard drives, CD-ROM drives...”
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