back sth up

— Phrasal Verb with back

/bæk/ verb

Definition

PROVE › to prove that something is true: [often passive] His claims are backed up by recent research.

COMPUTER › to make an extra copy of computer information

(Definition of back sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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