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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a file transferred onto a computer from another computer or the internet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

download

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

  2. Compare upload

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The original game’s developer, Sweden-based Paradox Development Studio, tried to remove those from sites where they can be downloaded, only to see them pop up again.

Another man said he was now used to downloading parkinh apps now but added: "I think it'd be miles easier if it was one app."

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The Copilot smartphone app has been downloaded 95 million times, while ChatGPT has been downloaded more than a billion times, according to Sensor Tower, a research firm.

After a recent dinner with other founders, Rakhmetzhanov dashed to a prospective client’s apartment to download his software for a demonstration.

They allege he repeatedly listened to a brooding French rap song and downloaded an AI-generated image depicting a burning city.

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