"quicksave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quicksaves [plural]
Etymology: quick + save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Save"). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quick|save}} quick + save Head templates: {{en-noun}} quicksave (plural quicksaves)
  1. (video games) An act of quicksaving. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quicksave-en-noun-5Xt6KppN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Topics: video-games
  2. (video games) A save created by quicksaving. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quicksave-en-noun-aOZHcX2f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quickload

Verb

Forms: quicksaves [present, singular, third-person], quicksaving [participle, present], quicksaved [participle, past], quicksaved [past]
Etymology: quick + save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Save"). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|quick|save}} quick + save Head templates: {{en-verb}} quicksave (third-person singular simple present quicksaves, present participle quicksaving, simple past and past participle quicksaved)
  1. (video games) To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, not needing to reach a checkpoint etc. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-quicksave-en-verb-NTKtrsFa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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