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What does the phrase “save scumming” mean? What is the origin of the phrase?

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Save scumming refers to the practice of repeatedly saving and reloading to manipulate outcomes or avoid unfavorable consequences. It is believed to have originated with players of the roguelike genre.

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  • Doubtful on the latter, because one hallmark of a roguelike is that save scumming isn't actually possible without drastically interrupting the game before it can autosave into the save slot.
    – Shadur-don't-feed-the-AI
    Commented May 23, 2023 at 6:55
  • @shadur when I searched for the term I found multiple sources which indicated that was the origin. Probably should cite them here though. Just noticed that the question I didn’t find when I made this post last night is tagged with [roguelike].
    – ahsteele
    Commented May 23, 2023 at 12:52
  • @Shadur The top-voted answer at What does it mean to "savescum"? says the same thing: "The term originated in the Roguelike community […]".
    – galacticninja
    Commented May 25, 2023 at 8:58

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