space-saving

[ speys-sey-ving ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌseɪ vɪŋ /

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that saves space.

the act or process of saving space.

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Just another example of a guy in a John B. Stetson hat saving the day.
My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Can we provide better services to millions more Americans while actually saving billions of dollars?
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the goalkeeper is out with a memoir about his life until that point: The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it remains a moral crime to vilify good cops who have made the city safe, saving thousands of lives.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We thanked them on stage for saving our asses and supporting indie music.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The carrying of these heavy government debts is a question of the future production of goods, of commerce, and of saving.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Steam machinery would accomplish more than nine-tenths of all the work, besides saving the expense of all the powder.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
I think it is better to make them ourselves, for if we do not, some others will, for there must be a saving of coal by condensing.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Tom pitched forward heavily, saving himself and his animal from an ignominious accident just in the nick of time.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
So I put on my life-saving waistcoat and blew it out; clapped my new gas-mask on my head and entered.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton