quicksave

English

Etymology

quick +‎ save. Attested at least since 1992, as a feature in the game Wolfenstein 3D (in the form "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”, 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

quicksave (plural quicksaves)

1. (video games) An act of quicksaving.
2. (video games) A save created by quicksaving.

Related terms

• quickload