download

Meaning

Noun

1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.

Verb

1. To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
2. Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
3. Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media.
4. Synonym of install: to load software forced.
5. To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
6. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/

Etymology

From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.