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— English words —

• backup n. A reserve or substitute.
• backup n. (Computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover…
• backup n. An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or…
• backup n. (Law enforcement) reinforcements.
• backup adj. Standby, reserve or extra.
• backup adj. (Computing) That is intended as a backup.
• backup adj. Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment.
• backup v. Misspelling of back up.
• back-up adj. Alternative spelling of backup.
• back-up n. Alternative spelling of backup.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To move a vehicle backwards.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To undo one’s actions.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To reconsider one’s thoughts.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, computing, transitive) To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, transitive) To provide support or the promise of support to.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation…
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to…
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive, of a blockage) To halt the flow or movement of something.
• back␣up v. (Idiomatic, intransitive, informal) To fill up because of a backlog.

— English words, defined in German —

• backup S. Jemand oder etwas zur Unterstützung oder als Ersatz im Notfall.
• backup S. Die Kopie von Daten eines Computers für den Fall des Verlusts der Originale.
• backup S. US-amerikanisch: die Ansammlung wegen blockierten Flusses.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• backup n. (Informatica) back-up.

— English words, defined in French —

• backup n. (Informatique) Sauvegarde de données.
• backup n. (Informatique) Secours informatique.
• backup n. (Police) Renfort.
• back␣up v. Reculer.
• back␣up v. (Informatique) Sauvegarder.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• backup s. Reserva, sustituto.
• backup s. Musico o cantante que acompaña a un solista.
• backup s. Sobreflujo o acumulación.
• backup s. Copia de un archivo o de un sistema que se hace para usarla en el el caso de que el archivo o sistema…
• backup adj. Que es de reserva.
• backup adj. Que tiene una función secundaria o de soporte a la principal.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• backup adj. Reserva, substituto.
• backup adj. Relativo à cópia de segurança.
• backup s. Reserva, substituto.
• backup s. (Informática) becape.
• backup s. (Militar) reforço, cobertura.
• backup s. Acumulação de material que causa interrupção no movimento de algo.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• backup s. Backup.

— In German —

• Backup S. Back-up.
• Backup S. Informatik: Abbild eines (Daten-)Speichers mit dem Zweck…
• Backup S. Mannschaftssport: Mitglied einer Mannschaft, das im Bedarfsfall…
• Back-up S. Backup.
• Back-up S. Informatik: Abbild eines Speichermediums mit dem Zweck, dieses…

— In Dutch —

• back-up n. (Informatica) een reservekopie van bestanden en andere gegevens…
• back-up w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van back-uppen.
• back-up w. Gebiedende wijs van back-uppen.
• back-up w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van back-uppen.

— In French —

• backup n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Sauvegarde de données.
• backup n.m. (Anglicisme informatique) Secours informatique.

— In Portuguese —

• backup s. (Estrangeirismo) ver becape.

— In Italian —

• backup s. (Forestierismo) (informatica) replicazione di dati di un…

91 English words from 20 English definitions

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28 English words from 35 foreign definitions

a␣la algo als back back␣up Computers das dati dem den der des die dieses données een Ersatz Fall hace material Militar para Police principal que Sauvegarde van ver

83 foreign words from 35 foreign definitions

Abbild acompaña Acumulação acumulación amerikanisch andere Anglicisme Ansammlung archivo back-uppen becape Bedarfsfall bestanden Bij blockierten cantante caso causa cobertura cópia Daten Eerste Eerste␣persoon einer eines enkelvoud Estrangeirismo etwas Flusses Forestierismo función für Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs gegevens informatica Informatik informatique interrupção inversie Jemand Kopie Mannschaft Mannschaftssport mit Mitglied movimento Musico Notfall oder Originale persoon Reculer reforço Relativo Renfort replicazione reserva Sauvegarder Secours Secours␣informatique secundaria segurança sistema solista soporte Speichers substituto sustituto tegenwoordige␣tijd tiene tijd tweede tweede␣persoon una Unterstützung US-amerikanisch Verlusts von wegen wijs zur Zweck

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

backups back-ups backuped backupable backup␣beeper backup␣vocals backup␣beepers back␣up␣the␣truck backup␣vocalist backup␣vocalists

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

fall␣back␣upon fell␣back␣upon falls␣back␣upon rolling␣backups falling␣back␣upon incremental␣backups

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

rolling␣backup have␣one's␣back␣up get␣someone's␣back␣up incremental␣backup put␣someone's␣back␣up

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK bac BAC -bac- back Back back-

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

cab Cab CAB

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

upback

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

backs␣up backups back-ups black␣up putback put-back put␣back subpack upbacks

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Bacup bucak pucka

12 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Backus bank␣up buck␣up cack␣up jack-up jack␣up pack-up pack␣up rack␣up sack␣up tack-up tack␣up

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

Bacup

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

backs␣up black␣up

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