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/ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/ · noun
(computing) A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss..
Thanks to autosave, I was able to recover most of my unsaved thesis after a power cut.
Only the three most recent autosaves are preserved, to save disk space.
Use autosave when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Autosave means (computing) A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thanks to autosave, I was able to recover most of my unsaved thesis after a power cut.
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