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title: "Virtual machine backup glossary"
description: "Short definitions for the words these guides use. Each term also appears in the visible list below."
url: https://howtobackupvm.com/en/glossary/
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# Virtual machine backup glossary

Short definitions for the words these guides use. Each term also appears in the visible list below.

Use the definitions as a map, then read the guide that applies to your hypervisor. The same word can mean a checkpoint in one product and a backup job in another.

If a vendor screen uses a different label, match it to the failure domain: does the copy survive the loss of the original disks?

## Questions

On storage that does not share the production datastore, rack power, or backup admin password.

A boot of the restored guest on an isolated network, plus a recent application record.

Daily for two to four weeks, weekly for a few months, and monthly for the period your contract names.

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