quicksave
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quick + save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "Quick Save").
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]quicksave (third-person singular simple present quicksaves, present participle quicksaving, simple past and past participle quicksaved)
- (video games) To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, without needing to, e.g., reach a checkpoint.
- Press F5 to quicksave before trying something risky.
- 2000, Computer Gaming World, volumes 191-194:
- Games can be quicksaved at any time, so you won't be forced to start every mission from scratch after making a bad tactical decision.
- 2004, Opticreep, “[POLL]: Save Gave Habits”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action (Usenet):
- I think most gamers would be surprised by how much time they waste reloading and quicksaving for every minute imperfection and harmless mistake they make.
- 2009, Zach Waggoner, My avatar, my self: identity in video role-playing games, page 180:
- 6.00: the user “quicksaves” the game: the first time this happened
Noun
[edit]quicksave (plural quicksaves)
- (video games) An act of quicksaving.
- (video games) A save created by quicksaving.