download
A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
Noun 2 meanings
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.”
Verb 3 meanings
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.”
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.
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.
DOWNLOAD at a glance
DOWNLOAD has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1 + L 1 + O 1 + A 1 + D 2) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,054 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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