Meaning of autosave | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.
   countable, uncountable
2. A copy of a file or document saved automatically by such a facility.
   countable

Examples

“Thanks to autosave, I was able to recover most of my unsaved thesis after a power cut.”

“Only the three most recent autosaves are preserved, to save disk space.”

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