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to save the document

to save the document

1 2.0
Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : guardar el documento
  • He always remembers to save the document after making any changes to avoid losing his progress.

Examples

  • Some online IEP programs calculate IEP due dates, populate student demographic data automatically after the information is in the management system, and provide features that ensure completion of all components of the IEP before the teacher can save the document.

    Academic text (2013)

  • I saved the document as simply 'Winter.'

    Blog text (1)

  • Satisfied, she saved the document and shifted to another to continue her notes for her book.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • If you open an image in Dropbox, it will allow you to save the document to the folder you created in step 1.

    Blog text (32)

  • At the end of the day, students are told to work on the essays at home; they save the document on a flash drive and work on the document from home (hopefully).

    Blog text (11)

  • Who else would have saved the document I now hold in my hand, and for what purpose other than that someday her daughter might find it, shoved way in the back of a safe-deposit box inside an unused birthday card inside an envelope?

    Fiction book (1994)

  • After finishing her report, she decided to save the document to ensure it wouldn't be lost.

  • Make sure to save the document before closing the program to keep your work safe.

Synonyms

to store
vsto save the document
463 1.0

To put something away to use later

is specific to keeping a computer file on memory or disk for later use
to save
vsto save the document
  • Specialized
211 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

refers specifically to preserving a particular computer file on memory or disk
to file
vsto save the document
89 1.8

To put papers in order so they can be found later

focuses on preserving digital contents on memory or disk rather than organizing records
to commit
vsto save the document
39 4.2

To learn words or information so you remember them

is about keeping digital file contents on memory or disk rather than any medium
to persist
vsto save the document
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To save data so it is still there after a computer or phone stops

focuses on preserving a file for later use rather than system-level persistence

Antonyms

to delete
287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

How Permanent

to archive
30 3.9
to persist
  • Specialized
1 6.8
to save the document
1 2.0

Surface Forms

save the document infinitive
saved the document past
saved the document past participle
saving the document present participle
saves the document third person singular

Morphology

save + the + document

The meaning 'to store a document in a computer's memory or disk' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'save' (to record or persist digital information) with 'document' (an electronic or written information item); the definite article merely specifies which document. This is a straightforward verb + noun composition common in computing contexts and cross-linguistically familiar, so an average B1 learner who knows the constituent words will understand it.

Etymology

Save the document comes from the simple idea of putting a paper into a safe place. On a computer you 'save' the document to keep your changes, so the phrase means 'to store a file so you can use it later'.