セーブ
せーぶ
noun, verb (suru)
save
1.
save (data, game progress)
To store or record data, especially saving progress in a video game or saving a file on a computer.
ここでセーブしよう。
Let's save here.
データをセーブしてから終了してください。
Please save the data before quitting.
セーブし忘れて最初からやり直すことになった。
I forgot to save and had to start over from the beginning.
2.
save (in sports)
A defensive play that prevents the opposing team from scoring, particularly in baseball (a relief pitcher's save) and soccer (a goalkeeper's save).
ゴールキーパーがセーブした。
The goalkeeper made a save.
今シーズンは三十セーブを記録した。
He recorded thirty saves this season.
あの投手は安定した投球でチームのセーブ王になった。
That pitcher became the team's saves leader with his consistent pitching.
USAGE:
The gaming/computing sense (sense 1) is extremely common in everyday Japanese. セーブする means "to save" data or game progress. The opposite is ロードする (to load).
The sports sense (sense 2) is used mainly in baseball and soccer. In baseball, it refers to the official statistic for a relief pitcher who preserves a lead.
Note that セーブ is NOT used for "saving money" (that is 節約する or 貯金する) or "saving someone" (that is 助ける or 救う).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- セーブする: to save (data/game)
- セーブデータ: save data, save file
- セーブポイント: save point
- オートセーブ: auto-save