Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autosave

/ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: au-tosave
IPA: /ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A copy of a file or document saved automatically by such a facility.

Countable

verb

To save (data) automatically.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English auto- Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English autosave From auto- + save.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/
British English: /ˈɔːtəʊˌseɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

autosaves (plural) auto-save (alternative) autosaves (present, singular) autosaving (participle, present) autosaved (participle, past) autosaved (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce autosave?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔtoʊˌseɪv/.
What does autosave mean?: A software facility that saves an open document (or progress in a game, etc.) periodically to avoid the risk of data loss.
Where does autosave come from?: Etymology tree English auto- Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English autosave From auto- + save.

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