auto-save
Work loss prevention
Auto-save is a software feature that automatically saves your work at regular intervals, protecting against data loss from crashes, power outages, or forgetting to save manually.
Most word processors, email clients, and creative applications include auto-save: I lost power but auto-save had my document from two minutes ago.
The verb form describes the action itself: The app auto-saves every thirty seconds.
Sudden violent impact
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- unsavedNot yet stored
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
checkpoint · snapshot · history · corruption · loss · retrieval · buffer · temporary
Informal photograph taken quickly
- checkpointInspection station on route
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
restore · rollback · history · replication · timestamp · undo · redo · commit
Written or electronic file
- editingRefining content for clarity
- draftPreliminary version of text
- progressMovement toward improvement
- intervalDuration between two points
session · changes · content · write · update · modify · adjustment · revision
Requiring no strain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- hands-freeOperable without holding
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
silent · invisible · worry-free · set-and-forget · hassle-free · foolproof · reliable
crash
Sudden violent impact
rollback · checkpoint · snapshot · history · corruption · loss · retrieval · buffer · temporary · interruption
snapshot
Informal photograph taken quickly
- checkpointInspection station on route
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
synchronization · restore · rollback · history · replication · timestamp · undo · redo · commit · revert
document
Written or electronic file
- editingRefining content for clarity
- draftPreliminary version of text
- progressMovement toward improvement
interval · session · changes · content · write · update · modify · adjustment · revision · work-in-progress
effortless
Requiring no strain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- hands-freeOperable without holding
background · silent · invisible · worry-free · set-and-forget · hassle-free · foolproof · reliable
- adjustable settingsbrightness, volume, contrast, sensitivity, speed
- game settingsdifficulty level, easy mode, hard mode, expert mode, brightness
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
- savingssavings account, piggy bank, online savings, savings bonds, savings plan
- Convenience Featuresautofill, quick start, one-click, preset, bookmark
- shortcutsshortcut, shorthand, hotkey, keyboard shortcut, hack
auto-savedata loss