Meaning & use
autosave
To automatically save a document or file at regular intervals without user action.
See it in a sentence
The editor autosaves every document every thirty seconds to prevent lost work.
Thankfully the program autosaved my essay right before the laptop crashed.
A note on using this word
Autosave can also be used as a noun for the feature itself, as in 'turn on autosave.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A feature that automatically saves a file's progress at intervals.
Autosave restored most of the report after the unexpected power outage.
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