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保存 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conservation noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • preservation noun The act of keeping something safe from harm, decay, or destruction.

Senses

保存 is used for these senses in English:

  • conservation The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
  • file (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  • preservation The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.

conservation — full definition

  1. noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  2. noun The careful preservation and repair of artworks, buildings, or historical artefacts.
  3. noun In physics, the principle that a measurable quantity stays constant within an isolated system.

file — full definition

  1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
  3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
  4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
  5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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