The subject of computer backups is rife with jargon and highly specialized terminology. This page is a glossary of backup terms that aims to clarify the meaning of such jargon and terminology.
3-2-1 Rule (or 3-2-1 Backup Strategy)
Backup policy
Backup window
Copy backup
Daily backup
Disk cloning
Full backup
Hot backup
Media spanning
Multiplexing
Multistreaming
Normal backup
Near store
Open file backup
Remote store
Restore time
Retention time
Site-to-site backup
Synthetic backup
Virtual Tape Library (VTL)