Also means
bailout
Usage Note
Salvataggio covers a physical rescue but also a financial 'bailout' of a company or bank. The plural is salvataggi, and in computing it means 'saving' a file, il salvataggio automatico.
Examples
"Il salvataggio è durato due ore."
Natural Translation
The rescue lasted two hours.
Literal Translation
The rescue is lasted two hours.

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