Devices and smart home
Backup
In short and in plain language
A backup is a safety copy of your data.
This can be photos, contacts or documents.
It is kept apart from the original. It can be on an extra hard drive or in the cloud.
If a device is lost or broken, you can get the data back from it.
Definition
A backup is a safety copy of data such as photos, contacts or documents. It is kept apart from the original, for example on an external hard drive or in the cloud. If a device is lost or broken, the data can be restored from it.