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autosave

noun
auĀ·​toĀ·​save | \ ĖˆČÆ-tō-ĖŒsāv How to pronounce autosave (audio) \

Definition of autosave

: a function of a computer program (such as a word processor or spreadsheet) that automatically saves an open file at regular intervals
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Other Words from autosave

autosave verb, transitive + intransitive

Examples of autosave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 There's now an autosave function between levels, which is welcome, but dying in a missionā€”and this includes accidental jumps into open pitsā€”completely restarts the level, as opposed to triggering a checkpoint. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Metal Wolf Chaos XD: A weirdly timed return to 2004ā€™s robo-blasting innocence," 6 Aug. 2019 Turning on the autosave feature on an old version of the Windows 10 OneDrive app would actually turn on KFR automatically, but didnā€™t always move the files from the userā€™s PC to the cloud. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft restarts Windows 10 October 2018 Update, blaming data loss on misdirected folders," 9 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of autosave

1969, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for autosave

auto- + save entry 1

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