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A glossary of storage networking, data, and information management terminology. To learn more about the SNIA Dictionary click here.

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replica

1. A general term for a copy of a collection of data.    See duplicate, point in time copy, snapshot.

2. An image of data usable by one or more applications without an intermediate restore process.

   See backup copy.

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  • Data Recovery

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