autosave

noun
/ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/UK/ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/US

Etymology

From auto- + save.

  1. derived from salvo — “to save
  2. derived from sauver
  3. inherited from saven
  4. prefixed as autosave — “auto + save

Definitions

  1. A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.)…

    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.
  2. 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.
  3. To save (data) automatically.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for autosave. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA