quickload
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.
» Tom accidentally pressed the quickload key instead of the quicksave key.
Tom drückte versehentlich die Schnellladen-Taste anstelle der Schnellspeichern-Taste.
Meaning
1 sensesTo load a previous save with a rapid keystroke, especially if this can be done while already actively playing.
Examples
1 sentencesTom accidentally pressed the quickload key instead of the quicksave key.
deTom drückte versehentlich die Schnellladen-Taste anstelle der Schnellspeichern-Taste. — Naina
Origin
From quick + load. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (From quick + load. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Load").
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Forms
quickloads, quickloading, quickloaded, quickloaded| Base form | quickload · to quickload |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | quickloads |
| Present participle | quickloading |
| Past simple | quickloaded |
| Past participle | quickloaded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle