Backup vs Server - What's the difference?
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A reserve or substitute.
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
An accumulation of material that halts the flow or movement of something.
(law enforcement) reinforcements
Standby, reserve or extra.
(computing) That is intended as a backup.
One who serves; a waitress or waiter.
A tray for dishes; a salver.
(computing) A program which provides services to other programs or users, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
(senseid)(computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
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As nouns the difference between backup and server
is that backup is a reserve or substitute while server is server (a computer or software that provides services to other programs or users).As an adjective backup
is standby, reserve or extra.backup
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Alternative forms
* back-upNoun
(en noun)- If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup .
- After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup .
- The blockage caused a backup in the plumbing.
- He's got a gun - you better send for backup .
Synonyms
* (reserve ): reserve, stand-in, spare, substitute * (computing: copy of a file or record ): * (accumulation of material that halts flow ): block, blockageAdjective
(-)- I am only a backup player.
- Make a backup copy of that file.
Synonyms
* (reserve) extra, reserve, spare, standbyUsage notes
Back-up'' is an alternative spelling of backup. Both spellings are used as either a noun or an adjective. The verb ''back up is always spelled as two words and never with a hyphen.server
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Noun
(en noun)Obama's once hip brand is now tainted, passage=Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.}}