download
IPA: dˈaʊnɫoʊd
noun
- A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
- A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.
verb
- (transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
- (transitive, nonstandard) Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
- (transitive, nonstandard) Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media.
- (transitive, nonstandard) Synonym of install: to load software forced.
- (transitive, firearms) To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
- (transitive, Canada) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.
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Examples of "download" in Sentences
- Here are the links to download the software.
- Download the visualization package and unzip it.
- The CD and downloads contain remixes of the song.
- The bootleg files you are downloading are the problem.
- All the winetricks is automate the download and running.
- The application then downloads the files in the background.
- The link to download the tracks of the album should be removed.
- It was the name attached to the picture from the download cite.
- The digital download is possible since the release of the album.
- The iTunes digital download featured the single and the music video.