Sync:
The process of making two or more data storage devices which provides the same information at a given time is called sync (synchronization).
Backup:
Backup refers to the process of copying the programs so that after the deletion also it can be used. Backups are a simple form of disaster recovery.
Differences:
| Basis | Sync | Backup |
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Synchronization | Help or support |
| Full Forms | Synchronization | |
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| Synonyms | Correspond, jibe and concur | Substitute, alternate and extra |
| Antonyms | Disagree and differ | Necessity |
| Part of Speech | Verb | Noun |
| Types | The types of backup are:
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| History | The history of synchronization goes back to the 17th century when the famous Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens reported on his observation of synchronization of two pendulum clocks which he had invented shortly before: “… It is quite worth noting that when we suspended two clocks so constructed from two hooks imbedded in the same wooden beam, the motions of each pendulum in opposite swings were so much in agreement that they never receded the least bit from each other and the sound of each was always heard simultaneously. | The first computer backups were made onto big reels of magnetic tape, and even paper: punch cards and paper tape. In the next era, backups were mostly stored on floppy disks of various sizes. |
| Word origin | The word sync was originated in circa 1624. | The word backup was originated in 1951. |
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