# Backup

> A technique for copying data to separate storage on a schedule, so it can be restored after loss or corruption.

Record: `lexicon:backup`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-backup

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Small-Batch Release](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/small-batch-release.md) and before [Automate the Runbook](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automate-the-runbook.md).

## Category

- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)

## Refactors

- [Irreversible Migration](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/irreversible-migration.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)