sideload

American  

[sahyd-lohd] / ˈsaɪdˌloʊd /

Or side-load

verb (used without object)

1. to transfer software, data, etc., from one local system or device to another, typically from one's computer to a mobile device.

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verb (used with object)

1. to transfer (software, data, etc.) by this process.

   It'll take two more minutes to sideload my podcasts to my phone.

Etymology

Origin of sideload

First recorded in 1995–2000; in the sense “off to the side,” i.e., not over the internet; patterned after upload and download

Example Sentences

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sideload

On Monday it released a download kit to make it easier for Android users to sideload the app onto devices.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025

I was happy to find that it’s relatively easy to quickly sideload ePub files to it.

From The Verge ● Jun. 30, 2022

You have to go old school and sideload MP3s.

From The Verge ● May 20, 2022

In another unsealed section, the complaint describes a Google Play manager reaching out to Epic about its plans to sideload Fortnite — and apparently admitting that sideloading is a “frankly abysmal” experience in the process.

From The Verge ● Aug. 6, 2021

It tried to "sideload" the app on Android phones - to try and avoid Google's own 30% charge.

From BBC ● May 2, 2021