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maintain
English
Etymology
From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin man?tene?, man?ten?re (“I support”), from Latin man? (“with the hand”) + tene? (“I hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me?n?te?n/, /m?n?te?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
Verb
maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained)
- (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th-19thc.]
- To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14thc.]
- To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15thc.]
Antonyms
- (to keep up): abandon
Derived terms
- maintainability
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- amanitin
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backup
English
Alternative forms
- back-up
Etymology
back +? up
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk??p/
Noun
backup (plural backups)
- A reserve or substitute.
- If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
- After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.
- 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.
- The accident caused a mile-long backup on the highway.
- The blockage caused a backup in the plumbing.
- (law enforcement) reinforcements
- He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup.
Synonyms
- (reserve): reserve, stand-in, spare, substitute
- (computing: copy of a file or record):
- (accumulation of material caused by an obstruction of flow): tailback, line (of cars)
Descendants
Translations
Adjective
backup (not comparable)
- Standby, reserve or extra.
- I am only a backup player.
- (computing) That is intended as a backup.
- Make a backup copy of that file.
- Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
Usage notes
Back-up is an alternative spelling of backup. Both spellings are used as either a noun or an adjective. The verb back up is always spelled as two words and never with a hyphen.
Synonyms
- (reserve): extra, reserve, spare, standby
- (supporting): backing
Translations
Verb
backup (third-person singular simple present backups, present participle backupping, simple past and past participle backupped)
- Misspelling of back up.
Anagrams
- upback
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English backup.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be?kap/, /?b?.kap/
Noun
backup m (invariable)
- (computing) backup
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- becape
Etymology
Borrowed from English backup.
Noun
backup m (plural backups)
- (computing) backup (copy of file or record)
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