download

[ doun-lohd ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌloʊd /

Computers.

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verb (used with object)

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

software, data, etc., that has been downloaded: the best free music downloads.

the act or process of downloading.

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Compare upload, sideload.

Origin of download

down¹ + load

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How to use download in a sentence

After merging with Sprint this year, T-Mobile began combining the two companies’ wireless networks while upgrading to 5G, the new superfast technology that will eventually allow download speeds 10 to 100 times as fast as 4G networks.
T-Mobile can’t claim to have the ‘best’ 5G network, ad body says|Aaron Pressman|November 5, 2020|Fortune
You can also request a download of your Twitter archive from this page, by clicking Download an archive of your data.
Five ways to go back in time on the internet|David Nield|November 5, 2020|Popular-Science
Suddenly, the team started to notice connectivity issues into and out of China that slowed data download speeds.
Are Chinese spies trying to hack this anticensorship startup? Its execs believe so|rhhackettfortune|November 5, 2020|Fortune
As we’re doing daily until then, here’s a download on where things stand, with a focus today on the key poll numbers and early-voting trends.
Where the race stands, five days from Election Day|Aaron Blake|October 29, 2020|Washington Post

It still falls to marketers to choose the campaign goals — the signals for the AI to follow and work towards, from sales to downloads to conversions.
Machine learning is unlocking performance at scale for app marketers|Facebook Gaming|October 28, 2020|Digiday
Going to The Ball, signing up for JDate, downloading JSwipe are all modern-day rites of passage.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My Beats experience has been just as frustrating as my previous forays into streaming and downloading.
25 Things I Want from an Online Music Service (and Almost Never Get)|Ted Gioia|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you proceed, it will only be a few hours until some hacker in Tehran is downloading your electronic correspondence.
Iran Is Using a Neocon to Hack Its Foes|Eli Lake|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Imagine downloading a new wetware patch to “fix” an illness, or programming your genes to radically extend your lifespan.
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Getting started can be as simple as downloading one or more tracking apps to increase awareness about your health.
Hack Your Health: 6 Biohacks That Might Surprise You|DailyBurn|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were easiest to solve with the whole team, downloading tons of dojinshi files and scouring them for answers to the puzzles.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
If what you see is illegible, try downloading the text or html version of this ebook.
The Mormon Prophet and His Harem|C.V. Waite

British Dictionary definitions for download

download

/ (ˈdaʊnˌləʊd) /

verb (tr)

to copy or transfer (data or a program) into the memory of one computer system from a larger one

to broadcast specialist programmes, for such groups as doctors, outside normal broadcasting hours. They are often recorded on video tapes and viewed laterCompare upload

esp Canadian to delegate or assign (work, responsibilities, costs, etc) to a someone at a lower level of an organization; off-load

noun

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

Derived forms of download

downloadable, adjective

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Scientific definitions for download

download

[ doun′lōd′ ]

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

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