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computer backup

n. (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn: backup]

Usage examples of "computer backup".

Pretty simple stuff if you have the right computer backup equipment.

A little light from the computer backup power source gave Newman enough illumination to do his search for surveillance mikes or cameras.

It would be hard to take a vote without their consoles, without the electronic count, or computer backup.

What she did, then, was to link her own living mind to a computer backup memory.

The preflight checks have shown up faults in the computer backup systems.