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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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