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What does save mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word save? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
  2. (baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.
  3. (professional wrestling, slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
  4. (computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
  5. (role-playing games) A saving throw.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
    1. To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
    2. To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
    3. To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
    4. (theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
    5. (sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
  2. To put aside, to avoid.
    1. (transitive) To store for future use.
    2. (transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
    3. (transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
    4. (computing) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
    5. (intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
    6. (transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
Preposition
  1. Except; with the exception of.
Conjunction
  1. (dated) unless; except
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