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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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Suno will launch new models next year and require users to be paid subscribers to download songs, the companies said.

Investors may also be worried about slowing usage and downloads of ChatGPT, Klein said.

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The results continued a successful week for Alibaba after it announced on Monday a successful launch of its new Qwen AI app that clocked up more than 10 million downloads.

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Chinese tech giant Alibaba reported a quarterly revenue bump on Tuesday, after shares rose on the blockbuster launch of a new artificial intelligence app downloaded more than 10 million times in a week.

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Bryant said members of the council emphasized ensuring the messaging didn’t patronize young users and allowed teens enough time to download their conversations and say goodbye to their chatbots.

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