(video games) One of a set of programmer-determined slots (such as files or memory addresses) for creating a saved game.

(video games) A location found in a video game that allows the player to save their game, often found in non-overworld areas such as towns and dungeons, where saving anywhere is not allowed. Gameplay resumes from the save point used.

(video games) A block of saved data, representing the player's progress in a game, that can be restored at a later time for continued play.

(idiomatic, UK, Canada, Australia) To salvage something positive from a calamitous situation, especially one involving the reputation or fate of a political party.

a reduction in costs, which can be achieved by buying at a lower price, or by cost-cutting measures.

(computing) To write a computer file to disk.

(soccer) The instinctive blocking of the ball by a goalkeeper.

plural of save-all

(now rare) Something that prevents waste or loss. / (now chiefly historical) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so they can be burned all the way down.

(transitive, boxing, wrestling) In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee.