Backup vs Uploads - 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.
(upload)
(transitive, intransitive, computing) to transfer data or files from a peripheral or subordinate system to a larger or more central one; especially from a personal computer to an Internet server.
As nouns the difference between backup and uploads
is that backup is a reserve or substitute while uploads is .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.uploads
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Verb
(head)Noun
(head)upload
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Verb
(en verb)- You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.