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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

backup

Making copies of data or programs in case the originals are corrupted or lost. If the system fails it can be rebuilt with accurate data.

Related terms
computer operatorredundancyfloppy diskmirroropenrestoredigital audio tape (DAT)autosavedifferential backupincremental backupcorruptionsecurity
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