DOWNLOAD

download

(verb) transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

download (plural downloads)

A file transfer to the local computer.

A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.

Antonyms

• upload

Verb

download (third-person singular simple present downloads, present participle downloading, simple past and past participle downloaded)

(transitive, computing) To transfer data from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network.

Synonyms: copy, move, transfer

Antonym: upload

(transitive, nonstandard) To upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network.

(transitive, nonstandard) To transfer a file to or from removable media.

(transitive, nonstandard) To install software.

Synonyms

• DL, dl, d/l, D/L (abbreviation)

Anagrams

• Woodland, woodland

Source: Wiktionary



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