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Italian word

backup

backup (data backup, safety copy)

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backup

backup (reserve copy, a substitute, to support)

⚠️ The trap

'Backup' is used in Italian exclusively in the tech/data sense. Unlike in English, you would not call a substitute football player a 'backup' in Italian — use 'riserva'. Plural: 'i backup' (invariable).

To say "backup (reserve copy, a substitute, to support)" in Italian:

N/A — direct loanword

"backup" in English means:

backup (data backup, safety copy)

Example

"Fai sempre un backup dei tuoi dati importanti."

"Always make a backup of your important data."

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