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download
- /ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ UK
- /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ US
- /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ UK
Rhymes with (verb) -əʊd
Where it comes from
From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.
noun downloads · DL · dl · d/l · D/L
- A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection. The download took longer than I expected.
- A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way. I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.
verb downloads · downloading · downloaded · DL · dl
- To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. You can download a trial version of the program for thirty days to determine whether you want to purchase the full version.
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Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
Similar: upload
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Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media.
When I was your age, there were no flash drives. I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM.
Similar: copy
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Synonym of install: to load software forced.
Similar: install
- To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
- To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government. In 1997, The Harris government also downloaded a number of social services to municipal governments, including affordable housing.
- To be downloaded Don't close this window, your chats are dowloading.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: uploaded, uploading, upload, downlink, softcopy, printable, refresh, transfer, discovery, retrieve, landing, landed, available, retrieval, loading, off-load
Translations
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noun file transfer to the local computer
| Español | descarga, transferencia directa, bajada, bajamiento cibernético, ciberbajamiento |
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| 한국어 | 다운로드 daunnodeu, 다운 daun, 내려받기 naeryeobatgi |
| 日本語 | ダウンロード daunrōdo |
| 中文 | 下載 /下载 xiàzǎi |
| हिन्दी | डाउनलोड ḍāunloḍ, अवचयन avacyan, अवाहरण avāhraṇ, अवारोपण avāropaṇ |
| Português | download, descarregamento |
| Français | téléchargement |
| Deutsch | Download, Herunterladen |
| Italiano | download, scaricamento |
| Ελληνικά | καταφόρτωση katafórtosi |
| Română | descărcare |
| Русский | ска́чивание skáčivanije, ска́чка skáčka, даунло́уд daunlóud |
| Tiếng Việt | sự tải xuống, sự truyền xuống, sự nạp xuống, sự viễn nạp |
| العربية | تَنْزِيل tanzīl |
| עברית | הוֹרָדָה horadá |
verb to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one
| Español | descargar, bajar, bajar cibernéticamente, ciberbajar |
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| 한국어 | 다운로드하다 daunnodeuhada, 다운로드받다 daunnodeubatda, 다운받다 daunbatda, 내려받다 naeryeobatda |
| 日本語 | ダウンロードする daunrōdo suru |
| 中文 | 下載 /下载 xiàzǎi |
| हिन्दी | उतारना utārnā, अवारोपण avāropaṇ, अवाहरण avāhraṇ, अवचयन avacyan |
| Kiswahili | pakua |
| Português | descarregar, baixar, fazer download, sacar |
| Français | télécharger |
| Deutsch | herunterladen, downloaden |
| Italiano | scaricare |
| Ελληνικά | κατεβάζω katevázo |
| Română | descărca |
| Русский | ска́чивать skáčivatʹ, кача́ть kačátʹ, скача́ть skačátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tải, tải xuống, tải về |
| العربية | نَزَّلَ nazzala |
| עברית | הוריד horíd |
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