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 back up), aufbewahren (to store away)

Separable verb: 'ab-' (completion, away) + 'speichern' (to save). 'Der Speicher' is the noun for 'storage' or 'memory'.

Think of it as 'storing away'. The 'ab-' part implies moving something away to a safe place, which is the 'Speicher' (storage).

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