Prevents harm or loss; keeps someone or something safe

• Rescues from danger or difficulty
• In religious use, delivers from sin or damnation

防止伤害或损失；使人或物安全

• 从危险或困境中拯救
• 宗教用法：使人脱离罪恶或永罚

Writes data to a file or other storage

• Preserves current work so it is not lost

将数据写入文件或其他存储介质

• 保存当前工作以免丢失

Avoids spending or waste; economizes

• Spares time, effort, or expense

避免支出或浪费；节约

• 省下时间、精力或费用

Defensive plays that prevent an opponent from scoring

• Baseball: successful relief appearances credited with preserving a lead

阻止对手得分的防守动作

• 棒球：救援投手成功守住领先的记录

Acts or results of storing data to a device

将数据存入设备的操作或结果