| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | backup device | Reservegerät |
| comp. | backup device | Reserveeinheit |
| comp., MS | backup device | Sicherungsgerät (A tape or disk drive containing a backup medium) |
| comp., MS | backup device | Sicherungsmedium (A tape or disk drive containing a backup medium) |
| comp. | backup device | Backup-Einrichtung |
| tech. | backup safety device | Hilfssicherheitsvorrichtung |