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   Back·up

   /ˈbakˌəp/

   

   noun

   • 1. help or support: "no police backup could be expected"
   • ▪ a person or thing that can be called on if necessary; a reserve: "I've got a security force as backup"
   • 2. an extra copy of data from a computer: "make a backup of any important files"
   • ▪ the procedure for making extra copies of data in case the original is lost or damaged: "automatic online backup"
   • 3. an overflow caused by a stoppage, as in water or automobile traffic: North American "there are long backups on all routes"

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • U

     1

   • P

     3

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