What is "back-up"

Usage examples of "back-up".

He had a back-up map available, thank Barleycorn, but it would take a while to access it.

Lewandowski, being a native Chicagoan, would certainly be able to lead him to South Shore beach, and either of them would be a good back-up man if he should need one.

The Kaliningrad had too many back-up systems and redundant circuits, and in the computer cabinets functions were in some cases combined.

Saul had started to lay back-up buoys as soon as we had left the well-charted starfields.

And the private infra-red cameras installed by shopping precincts, business developments and public buildings that have to monitor occupancy to comply with fire regulations can be downloaded into a number of West End video suites, where the tapes are collated within a digitalised computer system and stored as back-up copies.

Santas and sleighs and reindeer and snowmen and elves and 12-foot candy canes and toy soldiers and Little Drummer Boys and trains, all with movable parts and sound-effects of birds chirping and bells ringing and Santa, in stereo, with his back-up singers the Ho, Ho, Hos.

CITY OF SORCERY Marion Zimmer Bradley A Darkover novel - Renunciates 03 A 3S digital back-up edition 1.

TWO TO CONQUER Marion Zimmer Bradley a novel of darkover Ebook Liberation Front digital back-up edition 1.

The Forbidden Tower Marion Zimmer Bradley the forbidden circle 02 - a darkover novel ELF digital back-up edition 1.

The Winds of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley a world divided 02 - a darkover novel EBook Liberation Front digital back-up edition 1.

SONG A Novel of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley digital back-up edition 1.

Other athletes may have organised similar back-ups but few observers doubted Freeman's advantage with her team.

Every vessel, even one as old as the Destiny, was double-checked and had triple back-ups on every circuit.

The militia were encroaching, but slowly, cowed and fearful, waiting for relief and back-up.

It's like a reflex, when you should be thinking 'Accordion player' or 'Singer' or 'Good repo back-up.