autosaves
Software remembers progress
Autosaves is the plural of autosave—automatic saves of a document or game state performed by software at regular intervals.
The feature protects against data loss from crashes or power failures: I lost some work, but the autosaves got me most of it back.
Also used as a verb in third person: The program autosaves every five minutes.
Informal photograph taken quickly
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- checkpointInspection station on route
- restoreReturn to earlier state
history · incremental · replication · redundancy · preservation · retention · archiving · timestamp
Return to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- undeleteRecover erased data
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
reconstruct · salvage · reclaim · reinstate · undo · revert · fallback · resume
Inspection station on route
- intervalsGaps between events
- triggersCauses or activates
- bufferProtective intermediate space
- cacheConcealed storage spot
drafts · incremental · flush · write · commit · sync · periodic · delta
Requiring no strain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
- hands-freeOperable without holding
worry-free · set-and-forget · painless · reliable · continuous · passive · silent · transparent
snapshot
Informal photograph taken quickly
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- checkpointInspection station on route
restore · history · incremental · replication · redundancy · preservation · retention · archiving · timestamp · synchronization
restore
Return to earlier state
- retrievalAct of getting back
- undeleteRecover erased data
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
rollback · reconstruct · salvage · reclaim · reinstate · undo · revert · fallback · resume · continuity
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
cache · drafts · incremental · flush · write · commit · sync · periodic · delta · journaling
effortless
Requiring no strain
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- unobtrusiveNot readily noticed
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
hands-free · worry-free · set-and-forget · painless · reliable · continuous · passive · silent · transparent