"savestate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: savestates [plural]
Etymology: save + state Etymology templates: {{compound|en|save|state}} save + state Head templates: {{en-noun}} savestate (plural savestates)
  1. (computing, video games) A file that contains an emulator's or virtualizer's state at the moment it was saved to disk. The file contains the contents of the memory, registers and other pertinent data that allows the user to resume the application from the moment the file was created. Wikipedia link: savestate Categories (topical): Computing, Video games Synonyms: save state

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