autosave

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From auto- +‎ save.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/, /ˈɑtoʊ-/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

autosave (countable and uncountable, plural autosaves)

  1. (computing) A software facility that saves an open document 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.
  2. (computing, countable) 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.

Translations

Verb

autosave (third-person singular simple present autosaves, present participle autosaving, simple past and past participle autosaved)

  1. (computing, transitive) To save (data) automatically.