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noun

1. Aid or support given by a patron: aegis, auspice (often used in plural), patronage, patronization, sponsorship. See help/harm/harmless.
2. Money or property used to produce more wealth: capital, capitalization, financing, funding, grubstake, stake, subsidization. See help/harm/harmless, money.
3. An indication of commendation or approval: endorsement, recommendation, support. See support/oppose.

n

Definition: support
Antonyms: disfavor, opposition

Of winds in the Northern Hemisphere, a change in direction in an anti-clockwise movement, e.g. from westerly to southerly. The converse applies in the Southern Hemisphere.

The change of direction of wind in an anticlockwise direction as viewed from the top. The change of direction in a clockwise direction is called veering. See back (v).

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A metal support used to attach a facing to a prosthesis.

For a list of words related to backing, see:

• Forecasting and Meteorology - backing: counterclockwise change in wind direction at specific place
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - backing: financial support for some enterprise
• Fishing Practice and Techniques - backing: between 100 and 250 yards of lighter, usu. braided line tied in behind heavier fly line as margin of safety against long run by big fish

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See words rhyming with "backing."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bakning, baglænskørsel, støtte, opbakning

idioms:

• backing memory    diskette eller harddisk
• backing storage    hjælpelagring
• backing store    hjælpelager, baggrundslager

Nederlands (Dutch)
ruggensteun, begeleiding, medestanders, (rug)dekking, steun, achtergrond-, bewaking, hulp

Français (French)
n. - appui, soutien, rentoilage (d'un tableau), paris (sur un cheval), recul, reculement, refoulement (d'un train), marche-arrière (d'une voiture), (Mus) accompagnement

idioms:

• backing memory    (Comput) mémoire auxiliaire
• backing storage    (Comput) mémoire auxiliaire
• backing store    (Comput) mémoire auxiliaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rückhalt, Schützenhilfe, Verstärkung, Wetten

idioms:

• backing memory    Sicherheitsspeicher
• backing storage    Datensicherung
• backing store    eine Backupdisk

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποστήριξη, ενίσχυση, ακομπανιαμέντο, χρηματοδότηση, καπλάντισμα, φοδράρισμα

idioms:

• backing memory    (Η/Υ) δευτερεύουσα μνήμη
• backing storage    (Η/Υ) βοηθητική μνήμη (π.χ. σκληρός δίσκος)
• backing store    (Η/Υ) βοηθητική μνήμη (π.χ. σκληρός δίσκος)

Italiano (Italian)
appoggio, marcatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - apoio (m), proteção (f), patrocínio (m), fundo (m) musical, alvenaria (f), retrocesso (m) (Mec.)

Русский (Russian)
подкладка, поддержка, аккомпанемент

Español (Spanish)
n. - respaldo, apoyo, refuerzo, garantía

idioms:

• backing memory    memoria de respaldo
• backing storage    almacenamiento de respaldo, reserva
• backing store    dispositivo de respaldo de gran capacidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stöd, hjälp, uppbackning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衬背, 支持者, 援助

idioms:

• backing memory    后备记忆
• backing storage    备份储存体
• backing store    后备存储器

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 襯背, 支持者, 援助

idioms:

• backing memory    後備記憶
• backing storage    備份儲存體
• backing store    後備記憶體

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지지[자], 후퇴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あとずさりする, あと戻りの, 後援, 裏打ち, 裏材, 裏打

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اسناد, تمويل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמיכה, תומכים, גיבוי, תימוכין, ליווי מוסיקלי‬

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