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down·load  (dounld)
tr.v. down·load·ed, down·load·ing, down·loads
1. To unload: download cargo from a transport aircraft.
2. Computer Science To transfer (data or programs) from a server or host computer to one's own computer or device.

download
Verb
to transfer (data) from the memory of one computer to that of another
Noun
a file transferred in this way

download  (dounld)
To transfer data or programs from a server or host computer to one's own computer or digital device. Compare upload.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.download - transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
upload - transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location
Translations
Spanish download [ˈdaunləud] vt (COMPUT) → transferir, telecargar
French download [ˈdaunləud] down ntéléchargement m
vt (Comput) → télécharger

German download [ˈdaunləud] vt (Comput) → herunterladen, downloaden
nDownload m

Italian download [ˈdaunləud] vt (COMPUT) → scaricare
n (COMPUT) → file m inv da scaricare

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