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BCP: Business Continuity Plan

A Business Continuity Plan (BCP), also known as business process contingency plan (BPCP) or a disaster recovery plan (DRP), is the plan for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery steps that will ensure the availability of critical resources and facilitate the continuity of operations in an emergency situation. The plan also consists of the precautions taken so that the effects of a disaster will be minimized, and the organization will be able to either maintain or quickly resume mission-critical functions.

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BCP: Business Continuity Plan