guardar

/ɡwaɾˈdaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to keep

💾 guardar = to guard: what you guard, you keep and save

Same Germanic root as English guard and ward (via Frankish *wardon, to watch over). Guarding something means keeping it safe for later, so guardar covers keeping, storing, and saving a file.

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