Back-up Generations

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A tape rotation methodology that creates three sets of back-up tapes: daily incremental sets or "sons," weekly full sets or "fathers," and end-of-month tapes or "grandfathers." This back-up methodology is frequently used to refer to master files for financial applications.

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plural: Back-up Generationses
possessive: Back-up Generations's
pluralpossessive: Back-up Generationses'

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