quicksave

quicksave

English

Etymology

quick +‎ save

Verb

quicksave (third-person singular simple present quicksaves, present participle quicksaving, simple past and past participle quicksaved)

1. (video games) To save progress in one's game with a rapid keystroke, not needing to reach a checkpoint etc.
   • 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 (on newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action)

     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

quicksave (plural quicksaves)

1. (video games) An act of saving one's progress made quickly in this way.