De energieback-up
Example: De energieback-up zorgt voor stroom bij een stroomstoring.
Definition
"De energieback-up" refers to a backup energy system that provides electricity during a power outage, ensuring continuous power supply when the main source fails. It typically includes batteries or generators that activate automatically in emergencies.
Etymology
The term "de energieback-up" is a combination of the Dutch article 'de', meaning 'the', and the English phrase 'energy backup'. It reflects a modern borrowing where 'energie' is Dutch for energy, and 'back-up' was adopted from English to describe a secondary power source. Did you know? The concept of 'backup' originally comes from military terminology, meaning to support or reinforce.
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"De energieback-up" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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