download.
A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word 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.
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.
Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
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.
Synonym of install: to load software forced.
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.
Where this word 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.
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