Vocabulary
das
Backup
/ˈbɛkap/· noun· Pl. die Backups
backup (copy of data)
Das Backup — the English word, said the German way — is the copy of data you need when a disk fails or someone deletes the wrong file. Formal German says die Datensicherung.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Backup
- Plural
- die Backups
- Genitiv
- des Backups
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Backup
backup (a copy of data)
Das letzte Backup ist von gestern Nacht.
The last backup is from last night.
Word family
Backupdas Cloud-Backupbackup in the cloudder Backup-Serverbackup server
Common combinations
- ein Backup machen / erstellento make a backup
- aus dem Backup wiederherstellento restore from the backup
- das tägliche Backupthe daily backup
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Datensicherungdie Sicherungskopie
Real examples
- Bevor wir die Datenbank ändern, machen wir ein Backup.Before we change the database, we'll make a backup.
- Zum Glück konnten wir die Daten aus dem Backup wiederherstellen.Luckily we were able to restore the data from the backup.
- Die Backups werden drei Monate aufbewahrt.The backups are kept for three months.
