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| 1. | [ noun ] someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | |
| Synonyms: | relief fill-in backup_man substitute reliever stand-in | |
| Examples: | "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes" "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
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| Related terms: | peer surrogate locum_tenens double substitute | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of providing approval and support | |
| Synonyms: | patronage backing championship | |
| Examples: | "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" |
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| Related terms: | blessing support back | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts | |
| Synonyms: | support accompaniment musical_accompaniment | |
| Related terms: | part descant vamp support | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage | |
| Examples: | "a traffic backup on the main street" "he discovered a backup in the toilet" |
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| Related terms: | accretion clog | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device | |
| Synonyms: | computer_backup | |
| Examples: | "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" |
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| Related terms: | duplicate computer_science | |
| Similar spelling: |
back_up |
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