Sekirov Dictionary

autosave

UK /ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/US /ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

•
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.
•
A copy of a file or document saved automatically by such a facility.
- Only the three most recent autosaves are preserved, to save disk space.

verb1

To save (data) automatically.

forms

autosaved · autosaving · autosaves

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