Backup (disambiguation)

Backup is the computing function of making copies of data to enable recovery from data loss.

Backup may also refer to:

Information technology

 * Backup (backup software), Apple Mac software
 * Backup and Restore, Windows software
 * Backup software, the software that performs this function
 * List of backup software, specific software packages, loosely categorized
 * Backup site, part of a disaster recovery plan

Electrical power facilities

 * Battery backup, the use of batteries to continue operation of electrical devices in the absence of utility electric power
 * Backup battery, similar to above
 * Backup generator, the use of a generator to achieve a similar purpose

Music

 * Backup band, a band who plays music in support of a lead musician
 * Backing vocalist, one who sings in harmony with a "lead vocalist"
 * "Back Up" (Danity Kane song), 2006
 * "Back Up" (Pitbull song), 2004
 * "Back Up" (Dej Loaf song), feat. Big Sean, 2015
 * "Back Up" (Snoop Dogg song), 2015
 * "Back Up", a song by Yeat from Afterlyfe, 2023

Motor vehicle

 * Backup camera, a camera on the rear of a vehicle, used while moving backwards
 * Back-up collision, a type of car accident
 * Backing up, driving a vehicle in reverse gear

Others

 * Back-up goaltender, an ice hockey team's second-string goaltender
 * Backup (TV series), a BBC series about a police Operational Support Unit
 * Backup, a 2009 video game by Gregory Weir
 * Backup, in sports, a substitute player for a player in the starting lineup