download

[ doun-lohd ]

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.

noun

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

   the best free music downloads.

2. the act or process of downloading.

download

/ 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

noun

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

download

/ 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

Derived Forms

• ˌdownˈloadable, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of download¹

down ¹none + load none

Example Sentences

He pleaded guilty in September to communicating online with someone he believed to be a child, downloading indecent images of children and distributing indecent images of children.

From BBC

It’s a battle every hip-hop historian has either tape-traded, downloaded or streamed and, in a sad coincidence, its 30th anniversary was exactly one day before Saafir died.

From Los Angeles Times

Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on both the US and UK Apple Stores, with many social media users leaving X in the wake of the US election.

From BBC

Meanwhile, Bluesky's app continues to pick up significant downloads worldwide and on Thursday was the top free app in the Apple App Store in the UK.

From BBC

"The first download shows me the largest number of first generation images to be captured on a device, certainly within the UK, potentially worldwide," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• load
• log in