Autosave

Quick meaning: Autosave is a noun meaning (computing) A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.

Meaning

(computing) A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.

More Meanings

1. (computing, countable) A copy of a file or document saved automatically by such a facility.
2. (computing, transitive) To save (data) automatically.

Example Sentences

Only the three most recent autosaves are preserved, to save disk space.

Thanks to autosave, I was able to recover most of my unsaved thesis after a power cut.

Word Forms

• autosaves
• auto-save
• autosaving
• autosaved

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include auto-save, savepoint, savefile, backup, snapshot, autobackup.

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