| NOUN | process | backup | an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage / stoppage |
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| person | backup, stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup man, fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | |
| communication | backup, accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | |
| artifact | backup, computer backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device | |
| act | backup, backing, championship, patronage | the act of providing approval and support |
| Sounds | bae'kah.p | |
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| Rhymes | archbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp... | |
| Meaning | An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage / stoppage. | |
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| Broader | accretion, accumulation | An increase / increase by natural growth or addition |
| Verbs | back up | become or cause to become obstructed |
| Meaning | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). | |
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| Synonyms | stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup man, fill-in | |
| Narrower | double, stunt man, stunt woman | A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
| locum tenens, locum | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession | |
| surrogate, alternate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person | |
| Broader | peer, equal, match, compeer | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
| Spanish | doble, substituto, suplente, sustituto | |
| Catalan | substitut, suplent | |
| Meaning | A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. | |
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| Synonyms | accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support | |
| Narrower | descant, discant | A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody |
| vamp | An improvised musical accompaniment | |
| Broader | part, voice | The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music |
| Spanish | acompañamiento, música de acompañamiento | |
| Catalan | acompanyament, segona | |
| Meaning | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device. | |
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| Example | "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" | |
| Synonym | computer backup | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Broader | duplicate, duplication | A copy that corresponds to an original exactly |
| Spanish | backup, copia de seguridad, respaldo | |
| Catalan | còpia de seguretat | |
| Verbs | back up | make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy |
| Meaning | The act of providing approval and support. | |
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| Synonyms | backing, championship, patronage | |
| Broader | blessing, approval, approving | The formal act of approving |
| Spanish | patrocinazgo, patrocinio | |
| Catalan | patrocini | |
| Verbs | back up | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
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