place-saving command
nounUK /pleɪs ˈseɪvɪŋ kəˈmɑːnd/
US /pleɪs ˈseɪvɪŋ kəˈmænd/
A special instruction that tells a computer to remember where you are.
The app uses a place-saving command to remember the last page you read.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A command that stores a location so you can return to it later.
The game's place-saving command lets you restart from the same spot.
3. An instruction in a program that records a position in a file or list.
The editor runs a place-saving command before closing the document.
4. A spoken order that tells a device to mark a place.
He gave the place-saving command to the GPS so it would remember the campsite.