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backing

  (băk'ĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. Something forming a back: the backing of a carpet.
    1. Support or aid: financial backing.
    2. Approval or endorsement: The President has backing from the farm belt.

 
 
Thesaurus: backing

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.

 
Antonyms: backing

n

Definition: support
Antonyms: disfavor, opposition


 

n

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

 

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.

 
Translations: Translations for: 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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