Grandfather-father-son

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Retaining multiple versions of the back-up files off-site on a "grandfather-father-son" rotating basis is recommended. This tape methodology creates three sets of back-up tapes: daily incremental sets or "sons," weekly full sets or "fathers," and end-of-month tapes or "grandfathers."

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Grandfather-father-sons
possessive: Grandfather-father-son's
pluralpossessive: Grandfather-father-sons'

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