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How to pronounce “backup”
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Pronunciation guide for backup
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of backup with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Mindfulness from Weightlessness
But the truth was that when I was trained, I could not go into space. I was merely a backup member.
- Definition summary
- A reserve or substitute.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce backup
Mindfulness from Weightlessness
But the truth was that when I was trained, I could not go into space. I was merely a backup member.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “backup”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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 damaged or destroyed.
- An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
- (law enforcement) Reinforcements.
- Any support or extra help.
- (music) Accompaniment.
- Corroboration.
- [Adjective]
- Standby, reserve or extra.
- (computing) That is intended as a backup.
- Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
- [Verb]
- (computing, nonstandard) Alternative form of back up.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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