quickload

verb
/ˈkwɪk.loʊd/US

Etymology

From quick + load. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Load").

  1. derived from *leyt-
  2. inherited from *laidō
  3. inherited from lād
  4. inherited from lode
  5. compounded as quickload — “quick + load

Definitions

  1. To load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while…

    To load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.

  2. An instance of quickloading.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for quickload. 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