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download

Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/

The English word “download” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
  2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.

verb

  1. To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
  2. Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
  3. Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media.
  4. Synonym of install: to load software forced.
  5. To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
  6. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.

Etymology

From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

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