incremental backup

noun

A backup method where only the information that has changed since a previous backup is saved.

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Meanings

nounincremental backup (countable and uncountable, plural incremental backups)

plural incremental backups

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA backup method where only the information that has changed since a previous backup is saved.

Translations

Hungarian különbözeti mentés
  • különbözeti mentésbackup method
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APA

incremental backup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incremental%20backup

MLA

“incremental backup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incremental%20backup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incremental backup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incremental%20backup.

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