Filesave

/ˈfaɪlˌseɪv/ noun

Definition

The action or function of saving a file to storage, or the system process that preserves data on a computer.

Etymology

Compound from 'file' (Old English 'feol') + 'save' (from Old French 'sauver', meaning 'to keep safe'). Modern computing term combining older concepts.

Kelly Says

The filesave function is humanity's guard against despair—every writer who hit Ctrl+S after losing work learned this lesson the hard way, making 'save' one of the most important words in computing!

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