download

[doun-lohd]

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.

download

/ ˈdaʊnˌləʊd /

verb

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 later Compare upload

3. 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

download

1. To transfer data or programs from a server or host computer to one's own computer or digital device.

2. Compare upload

Other Word Forms

• downloadable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of download¹

down ¹ + load

Example Sentences

The charge of making an indecent image of a child refers to activities such as downloading, sharing or saving abuse photos or videos.

From BBC

The pupils used hacking tools downloaded from the internet to break passwords and security protocols.

From BBC

The force added the charge of making an indecent photograph related to acts such as downloading, sharing and saving material.

From BBC

However the commission says it still doesn't know what the hackers were doing or what information they may have downloaded.

From BBC

Enter Ceesay’s Morrow, a cyborg with a mechanical arm and other technological augmentations, such as the ability to download a starship’s files into his brain.

From Salon

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