contingency plan

contingency plan: 1. A plan for backup procedures, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery. Synonym disaster recovery plan. [2382-pt.8] 2. [A] plan maintained for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for an information system (IS), to ensure the availability of critical resources and to facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation. [INFOSEC-99]

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