auto-save

A form of autosave — A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.

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Meanings

nounauto-save (countable and uncountable, plural auto-saves)

plural auto-saves

  1. alternativecountableuncountablevideo gamesAlternative form of autosave.
verbauto-save (third-person singular simple present auto-saves, present participle auto-saving, simple past and past participle auto-saved)

present singular third person auto-saves · participle present auto-saving · participle past auto-saved · past auto-saved

  1. alternativevideo gamesAlternative form of autosave.

Origin

From auto- + save.

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APA

auto-save. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-save

MLA

“auto-save.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-save. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auto-save,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auto-save.

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