noun
- the automatic saving of a document or file at regular intervals without user intervention
Usage: computing; common in modern software applications
verb
- present participle of autosave; to save a document or file automatically at regular intervals
Usage: computing
Examples
- The word processor has autosaving enabled, so your work is protected if the program crashes.
- My laptop is autosaving my essay every five minutes.
- Thanks to autosaving, I didn't lose any data when the power went out.
- You can disable autosaving in the preferences menu if you prefer to save manually.
- The cloud storage service is autosaving all my files in real time.
- Autosaving has become a standard feature in most modern applications.