download

[doun-lohd]Computers.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
noun
  1. software, data, etc., that has been downloaded: the best free music downloads.
  2. the act or process of downloading.

Origin of download

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Related Words for download

load, compute, program, run, digitize, computerize, initialize, input, keyboard

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British Dictionary definitions for download

download

verb (tr)
  1. to copy or transfer (data or a program) into the memory of one computer system from a larger one
  2. to broadcast specialist programmes, for such groups as doctors, outside normal broadcasting hours. They are often recorded on video tapes and viewed laterCompare upload
  3. esp Canadian to delegate or assign (work, responsibilities, costs, etc) to a someone at a lower level of an organization; off-load
noun
  1. a file transferred onto a computer from another computer or the internet
Derived Formsdownloadable, adjective
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Word Origin and History for download

1977 (n.), 1980 (v.), from down (adv.) + load (v.). Related: Downloaded; downloading.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

download in Science

download

[dounlōd′]
  1. To transfer data or programs from a server or host computer to one's own computer or digital device. Compare upload.
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