<glossentry id="glossary-basebackup">

<glossterm>Base Backup</glossterm>

<glossdef>

<para>

A binary copy of all

<glossterm linkend="glossary-db-cluster">database cluster</glossterm>

files. It is generated by the tool <xref linkend="app-pgbasebackup"/>.

In combination with WAL files it can be used as the starting point

for recovery, log shipping, or streaming replication.

</para>

</glossdef>

</glossentry>