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backup vs peer

peer vs backup

backup and peer both are nouns.

backup is not a verb while peer is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backup Yes No No No
peer Yes No Yes No
As nouns, peer is a hypernym of backup; that is, peer is a word with a broader meaning than backup:
  • backup: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
  • peer: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Other hypernyms of backup include compeer, equal, match.
backup (noun) peer (noun)
the act of providing approval and support a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
backup (verb) peer (verb)
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