{"id":1643,"date":"2013-07-03T21:46:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/snapshot-backup\/"},"modified":"2013-07-03T21:46:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:46:30","slug":"snapshot-backup","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/1113\/snapshot-backup","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_snapshot_backup_mean\">What Does Snapshot Backup Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A snapshot backup is a type of backup copy used to create the entire architectural instance\/copy of an application, disk or system. It is used in backup processes to restore the system or disk of a particular device at a specific time. <\/p>\n<p>A snapshot backup can also be referred to as image backup.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_snapshot_backup\">Techopedia Explains Snapshot Backup<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Snapshot backups are primarily used to restore a system, virtual machine and disk or drive to an operational state and to serve as the system\u2019s restore point when the snapshot was taken. It is not equivalent to a backup copy and it doesn&#8217;t store the data itself but just defines where and how the data was stored and organized. Typically, the snapshot is created using disk\/system imaging or system restoration and recovery software. However, most backup software can also take snapshot backups and restore the system using the snapshots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Snapshot Backup Mean? 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