Glossary

Glossary

Sometimes using backup and recovery software to protect data you come across specific terms you may not quite understand. In this glossary you can find definitions of data protection terms connected with backup, partitioning, privacy and security of your data. You can find here almost all basic terms used on this site regarding hdd imaging, data backup and recovery, system restore. If you are not sure, whether you understand this or that word properly, just look it up.

Backup

  • Backup software
  • Backup storage device
  • Backup: definition
  • Bare-metal restore
  • Cloning
  • Data protection
  • Differential backup
  • Disaster recovery
  • Drive image
  • Full backup
  • Incremental backup
  • Network backup
  • Real-time backup
  • Partitioning

  • Boot record
  • Bootable Disk
  • Booting
  • Dual Boot
  • File system
  • Hidden partition
  • Master boot record
  • Multi-booting
  • Partition
  • Partition table
  • Privacy and Security

  • Adware
  • Browser hijackers
  • Computer security
  • Firewall
  • Internet privacy
  • Internet security
  • Keylogger
  • Pop-up blocker
  • Spyware
  • Spyware removal
  • Trojan
  • Wipe data
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