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Back up

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In office & administration, back up means: To make an extra copy of computer files and store it somewhere else, so the data can be recovered if the original is lost or damaged.

In Turkish: yedeklemek, yedek almak

How it is used

Two words as a verb (back up your files) and one word or hyphenated as a noun (a backup, a back-up). In most offices IT backs up the shared drive automatically every night, so files saved only on your desktop may not be protected.

Example sentences

  1. Back up your files before IT replaces your laptop on Monday.

  2. Don't worry, the shared drive is backed up every night.

Common collocations

  • back up files
  • back up data
  • daily backup
  • restore from a backup
  • shared driveA storage space on a company network or in the cloud where colleagues save, open and edit the same files.
  • help deskThe team or service that employees contact when they have problems with computers, software, phones or other IT equipment.
  • archiveTo move old documents, emails or records that are no longer in daily use to a separate place where they are kept safely for future reference.
  • log inTo enter your username and password, or pass another security check, so that you can start using a computer system, website or app.

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