"auto-save" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: auto-saves [plural]
Etymology: auto- + save Etymology templates: {{pre|en|auto|save}} auto- + save Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} auto-save (countable and uncountable, plural auto-saves)
  1. (video games) Alternative form of autosave Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: autosave Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-auto-save-en-noun-I74E-2-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 47 53 Topics: video-games

Verb

Forms: auto-saves [present, singular, third-person], auto-saving [participle, present], auto-saved [participle, past], auto-saved [past]
Etymology: auto- + save Etymology templates: {{pre|en|auto|save}} auto- + save Head templates: {{en-verb}} auto-save (third-person singular simple present auto-saves, present participle auto-saving, simple past and past participle auto-saved)
  1. (video games) Alternative form of autosave Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: autosave Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-auto-save-en-verb-I74E-2-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with auto-: 47 53 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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