autosave
A software facility that saves an open document periodically to avoid the risk of data…A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.
» To be safe, you should manually save your games even after autosave.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
(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.
Examples
1 sentencesTo be safe, you should manually save your games even after autosave.
Forms
plural: autosavesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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