disaster recovery
noun [ U ]
ukus SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
the job or activity of helping people affected by a serious damaging event such as a very bad fire, storm, or accident:
The organization had some experience in disaster recovery before the tsunami.
WORKPLACE, IT
the job or activity of helping a company continue to do business and get back any lost data if there is a serious problem with their computer systems:
The company advises customers on storage related issues such as disaster recovery and data management.
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business continuity
disaster management