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If you want to make a backup person apoplectic, call an old backup an archive.
It’s just shy of saying that data on a RAID array doesn’t need to be backed up. The good news is that the differences between backup and archive are quite stark and easy to understand.
What is backup?
Backup is a copy of data created to restore said data in case of damage or loss. The original data is not deleted after a backup is made.