| autosave Mar 5th 2013, 22:08 | | | | Line 11: | Line 11: | | | | | | | | # {{computing}} A [[software]] facility that [[save]]s an open [[document]] periodically to avoid the risk of data loss. | | # {{computing}} A [[software]] facility that [[save]]s an open [[document]] 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.'' | | | | | | | | ===Verb=== | | ===Verb=== |
Latest revision as of 22:08, 5 March 2013 [edit] English [edit] Etymology auto- + save [edit] Pronunciation autosave (uncountable) - (computing) A software facility that saves an open document 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.
autosave (third-person singular simple present autosaves, present participle autosaving, simple past and past participle autosaved) - (computing, transitive) To save (data) automatically.
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