autosave
/ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/US/ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/
autosave noun: a software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.
Noun
autosave (countable and uncountable, plural autosaves)
- 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.
Verb
autosave (third-person singular simple present autosaves, present participle autosaving, simple past and past participle autosaved)
- To save (data) automatically.
Forms of autosave
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | autosaves |
| alternative form | auto-save |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | autosaves |
| present participle | autosaving |
| past participle | autosaved |
| past | autosaved |
Origin of autosave
From auto- + save.
Questions about autosave
- What does autosave mean?
- Autosave means a software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.
- What part of speech is autosave?
- Autosave can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce autosave?
- Autosave is pronounced /ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/ (UK).
- What is the plural of autosave?
- The plural of autosave is autosaves.
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Source and license
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