(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.

plural of savestate

simple past tense and past participle of savescum

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of savescum

plural of savescummer

(video games, roguelikes) A player who savescums.

present participle of savescum

(intransitive, video games, derogatory) To reload the last saved game whenever the player character dies or an unfavorable outcome has been encountered