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incremental backup

incremental backup noun: a backup method where only the information that has changed since a previous backup is saved.

Noun

incremental backup (countable and uncountable, plural incremental backups)

  1. A backup method where only the information that has changed since a previous backup is saved.

Forms of incremental backup

pluralincremental backups

Questions about incremental backup

What does incremental backup mean?
Incremental backup means a backup method where only the information that has changed since a previous backup is saved.
What part of speech is incremental backup?
Incremental backup is a noun.
What is the plural of incremental backup?
The plural of incremental backup is incremental backups.

Words near incremental backup in the dictionary

  1. increment borer
  2. increment borers
  3. incrementability
  4. incrementable
  5. incremental
  6. incremental backup
  7. incremental backups
  8. incremental game
  9. incremental games
  10. incremental learning
  11. incrementalism

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