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3-2-1 backup rule The 3-2-1 backup rule/scheme is an easy way to define the practice of keeping: (3) 1 primary plus 2 backup copies of data; (2) 2 methods of storage for the data (for example, local and cloud); (1): 1 local backup offsite, in case of fire or storm damage to a facility.
3D printer Commonly known as additive manufacturing (AM), a 3D printer comes in two flavors: fused deposition modeling (FDM), which is 3D printing in a tabletop environment, and stereolithography (SLA), which is a newer 3D tabletop process that involves photopolymer resins and lasers. The most common material used with 3D printers is a strand of plastic filament that is fed from a spool to a moving printer head. The printer head heats the plastic ...
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