savestate

See also: save state

English

Etymology

From save +‎ state.

Noun

savestate (plural savestates)

1. (computing, video games) A file that contains an emulator's or virtualizer's state at the moment it was saved to disk. The file contains the contents of the memory, registers and other pertinent data that allows the user to resume the application from the moment the file was created.

Alternative forms

• save state