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sauvegarde — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • backup noun A person, plan, or system kept in reserve in case the main one fails.
  • checkpoint noun A location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.

Senses

sauvegarde is used for these senses in English:

  • back up (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
  • backup A reserve or substitute.
  • 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 damaged or destroyed.
  • checkpoint (video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.

backup — full definition

  1. noun A person, plan, or system kept in reserve in case the main one fails.
  2. noun A copy of digital files kept separately so the originals can be restored if lost or damaged.
  3. noun A buildup or blockage that stops something from flowing normally, such as traffic or plumbing.

checkpoint — full definition

  1. noun A location where people or vehicles are stopped for inspection, such as at a border or on a road.
  2. noun In a video game, a saved point that a player can restart from after failing.
  3. noun A point at which the state of a system or database is saved so it can be restored later.

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