Verb

ab|speichern

to save (a file), to store

Bitte speichere die Datei ab.

Please save the file.

Er hat alle Bilder auf dem Computer abgespeichert.

He saved all the pictures on the computer.

((et4)) ((auf+3)) to save (sth. acc.) on (sth. dat.) I'm saving the document on the USB stick.

sichern (to secure, back up), aufbewahren (to keep, store)

A separable verb: 'ab-' (denoting completion or storing away) + 'speichern' (to store, save). 'Der Speicher' means 'storage/memory'.

Imagine taking data and putting it 'ab' (away) into the 'Speicher' (storage). The 'ab-' prefix emphasizes the completion of the saving process.

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