No. 3,008 in German
backup
A backup in German refers to a copy of data made for security or recovery purposes.
In a sentence
Ich habe ein Backup meiner Daten erstellt.
I have created a backup of my data.
In this sentence, 'Backup' refers to a copy of data made to protect against loss.
Das Backup ist auf einer externen Festplatte gespeichert.
The backup is stored on an external hard drive.
Here, 'Backup' denotes the stored copy of information for safety purposes.
Bevor wir das System aktualisieren, sollten wir ein Backup machen.
Before updating the system, we should make a backup.
In this context, 'Backup' emphasizes the action of creating a copy as a precaution before system changes.
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