backup

copia di sicurezza, backup

Copia aggiuntiva di dati informatici, conservata per recuperarli se l’originale va perso.

In inglese semplice: An extra copy of computer information, kept so you can recover it if the original is lost.

• Make a backup of your files.
• We restored the database from a backup.
• Are your backups stored on a separate drive?

Come si usa: a backup of something (I made a backup of all my photos.)

Sinonimi: copy

Espressioni comuni: make a backup, restore a backup, backup of something

riserva, sostituto

Persona o cosa tenuta pronta per sostituirne un’altra se necessario.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing kept ready to replace another if needed.

• We have a backup if this battery fails.
• The team signed a backup for their goalkeeper.
• Keep two backups ready in case either machine breaks.

Come si usa: a backup for someone/something (We need a backup for the main goalkeeper.)

Sinonimi: replacement, substitute, reserve

Espressioni comuni: backup for someone, use a backup

piano di riserva, piano alternativo

Un altro piano da usare se quello iniziale non funziona.

In inglese semplice: Another plan you can use if your first plan does not work.

• We need a backup if it rains.
• Her backup was to stay with a friend.
• Do you have a backup in case the restaurant is closed?

Come si usa: as a backup (We booked an indoor room as a backup.)

Sinonimi: alternative, fallback, plan B

Espressioni comuni: as a backup, backup for something

ingorgo, accumulo

Accumulo di veicoli, liquidi o altro materiale perché il movimento è bloccato o rallentato.

In inglese semplice: A buildup of vehicles, liquid, or other material because movement has been blocked or slowed.

• The crash caused a traffic backup.
• A sewage backup flooded the basement.
• Drivers faced long backups near the bridge.

Sinonimi: buildup, jam

Espressioni comuni: traffic backup, sewage backup

di riserva, di scorta

Tenuto pronto per l’uso se la persona o cosa principale non è disponibile.

In inglese semplice: Kept ready to be used if the main person or thing is unavailable.

• We bought a backup battery.
• The backup goalkeeper played after the captain was injured.
• A backup generator kept the hospital running.

Sinonimi: reserve, spare, standby

Contrari: main

Espressioni comuni: backup player, backup generator, backup battery, backup copy