Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

savestate

/ˈseɪvˌsteɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saves-tate
IPA: /ˈseɪvˌsteɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From save + state.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈseɪvˌsteɪt/

Inflected Forms

savestates (plural) save state (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce savestate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪvˌsteɪt/.
What does savestate mean?: 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.
Where does savestate come from?: From save + state.

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