resumable

Able to continue

Resumable describes something that can be picked up again after stopping.

A resumable download continues from where it left off rather than starting over.

A resumable task or process has built-in capability to pause and restart: The software supports resumable uploads for large files.

The word appears mainly in technical contexts.

recovery

restore

Return to earlier state

replication · synchronization · download · upload · transfer · session · state · cache · autosave · reconnect

interruption

checkpoint

Inspection station on route

  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • haltComplete sudden stop
  • breakInterrupt continuity

suspension · stoppage · hiatus · intermission · recess · standstill · freeze · adjournment · breather · time-out

continuation

continue

Go on without stopping

maintain · persist · progress · advance · recommence · reactivate · relaunch · reopen · reinitiate

Opposites
continuability

resumableone-shot

Occurring just once

all-or-nothing · atomic · indivisible · uninterruptible · irreversible

persistence/recoverability

resumableunrecoverable

Impossible to regain

irrecoverable · volatile · ephemeral · transient · lossy

Family

resume, resumed, resumption, resumes, resuming

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