backup vs supplementary

backup

adj
  • Standby, reserve or extra. 

  • Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment 

  • That is intended as a backup. 

noun
  • reinforcements 

  • A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged. 

  • A reserve or substitute. 

  • An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow. 

supplementary

adj
  • Additional; added to supply what is wanted. 

noun
  • Something additional; an extra. 

How often have the words backup and supplementary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )