backup

copy of computer data taken and stored so that it may be used to restore the original
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backup

Summary

backup ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • backup is a type of data storage[2].
  • backup is a type of computer file management[3].
  • backup is part of operational risk management[4].
  • backup is part of contingency plan[5].
  • backup is used for archiving[6].
  • backup is used for restoring a backup[7].
  • backup's Commons category is recorded as Backup[8].
  • backup comprises copying[9].
  • backup's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Backup[10].
  • backup's has effect is recorded as file copy[11].
  • backup's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011112[12].
  • backup's uses is recorded as file saving[13].
  • backup's uses is recorded as data compression[14].
  • backup's P6009 is recorded as 1056[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include data storage[2] and computer file management[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include archiving[6] and restoring a backup[7]. backup comprises copying[9]. Part of include operational risk management[4] and contingency plan[5], a type of plan, scheme or program[16].

Why It Matters

backup ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month).[1] backup has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] backup is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). backup. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/backup
MLA “backup.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/backup.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_backup_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{backup}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/backup}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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