download

American  

[doun-lohd] / ˈdaʊnˌloʊd /

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.

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noun

1. software, data, etc., that has been downloaded.

   the best free music downloads.

2. the act or process of downloading.

download British  

/ 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

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noun

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

download Scientific  

/ doun′lōd′ /

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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Other Word Forms

• downloadable adjective

Etymology

Origin of download

down ¹ + load

Example Sentences

Joby alleged that Archer engaged in corporate espionage by hiring a former employee and that employee downloaded confidential material before his exit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The conflict has helped propel the Claude app to the top of download rankings on Apple and Google smartphones.

From Barron's

“Prior to our entry, all we could see was the same thing that anyone else could download off the internet,” Lowdon says.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has leaned hard into its Netflix-style Game Pass, also available on PC, which allows players to download brand new and back catalogue titles for a monthly fee.

From BBC

The hackers downloaded a database containing customer information - and by seeing a copy of the file BBC News has established the scale of the hack.

From BBC

Related Words

• load
• log in