savepoints
Game backup locations
Savepoints are locations in a video game where progress is automatically or manually saved, allowing players to resume from that spot after failure or quitting.
The term extends to database transactions, where a savepoint marks a position you can roll back to without undoing everything: I set a savepoint before running the risky query.
Figuratively, any fallback position: Let's establish some savepoints before we commit to this plan.
Inspection stations along routes
- autosaveAutomatic file preservation
- quicksaveImmediate game state preservation
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
- loadCarried weight or burden
restart · continue · savegame · progression · checkpoint · inventory · quest · mission
Returning something to condition
- retrievalAct of getting back
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- undoReverse a prior action
- revertReturn to earlier condition
rescue · salvage · redemption · reclamation · rebuilding · failsafe · safety net · insurance
Informal photograph taken quickly
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- archiveStored historical records
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
synchronization · incremental · rollback · clone · versioning · data · cloud · database
Notable event marking progress
- checkpointInspection station on route
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- advancementForward movement or promotion
journey · momentum · goal · threshold · marker · tracking · development · growth
checkpoints
Inspection stations along routes
- autosaveAutomatic file preservation
- quicksaveImmediate game state preservation
- respawnReappear after dying digitally
load · restart · continue · savegame · progression · checkpoint · inventory · quest · mission · level
restoration
Returning something to condition
revert · rescue · salvage · redemption · reclamation · rebuilding · failsafe · safety net · insurance · fallback
snapshot
Informal photograph taken quickly
replication · synchronization · incremental · rollback · clone · versioning · data · cloud · database · disk
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- checkpointInspection station on route
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
advancement · journey · momentum · goal · threshold · marker · tracking · development · growth · target