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download en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ (US)
• /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.

Meanings

1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
   • The download took longer than I expected.
2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.
   • The blue sites will be blocked on all school computers, and no email or instant messaging will be set up or permitted. These student computers would strictly be for school use. Teachers will be able to request downloads from students' jumpdrives. 2007, Barbara Ellen Harris, I Am So Pissed!:
   • I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.

Forms

Coordinates

upload

Deriveds

drive-by download · download manager · autodownload · redownload

Descendants

donlot · download · ডাউনলোড · ダウンロード · डाउनलोड · ດາວໂຫຼດ · download · download · 다운로드 · Download · ڈاؤنلوڈ

Translations (94)

ja ダウンロード (file transfer to the local computer) · io deskargo (file transfer to the local computer) · lb Download (file transfer to the local computer) · vi sự nạp xuống (file transfer to the local computer) · nan-hbl 下載 /下载 (file transfer to the local computer) · sh preuzimanje (file transfer to the local computer) · ka ჩამოტვირთვა (file transfer to the local computer) · su unjal (file transfer to the local computer) · tr indirme (file transfer to the local computer) · hi डाउनलोड (file transfer to the local computer) · ka ჩამოქაჩვა (file transfer to the local computer) · es descarga (file transfer to the local computer) · ca baixada (file transfer to the local computer) · ta டவுன்லோட் (file transfer to the local computer) · hy ներբեռնում (file transfer to the local computer) · fi lataus (file transfer to the local computer) · mr डाउनलोड (file transfer to the local computer) · ko 다운 (file transfer to the local computer) · cmn 下載 /下载 (file transfer to the local computer) · ko 다운로드 (file transfer to the local computer) · pt download (file transfer to the local computer) · ga íoslódáil (file transfer to the local computer) · es ciberbajamiento (file transfer to the local computer) · el καταφόρτωση (file transfer to the local computer) · sv nedladdning (file transfer to the local computer) · lb Eroflueden (file transfer to the local computer) · sh skidanje (file transfer to the local computer) · th ดาวน์โหลด (file transfer to the local computer) · es transferencia directa (file transfer to the local computer) · no nedlastning (file transfer to the local computer) · fa بارگیری (file transfer to the local computer) · is niðurhal (file transfer to the local computer) · za aeuroengz (file transfer to the local computer) · ru даунло́уд (file transfer to the local computer) · ko 내려받기 (file transfer to the local computer) · sa अवारोपण (file transfer to the local computer) · es bajamiento cibernético (file transfer to the local computer) · hi अवचयन (file transfer to the local computer) · id sedot (file transfer to the local computer) · mk симну́вање (file transfer to the local computer) · de Download (file transfer to the local computer) · ta பதிவிறக்கம் (file transfer to the local computer) · km ទាញយក (file transfer to the local computer) · hi अवारोपण (file transfer to the local computer) · yue 下載 /下载 (file transfer to the local computer) · id unduhan (file transfer to the local computer) · bn ডাউনলোড (file transfer to the local computer) · hi अवाहरण (file transfer to the local computer) · eo elŝuti (file transfer to the local computer) · ka გადმოქაჩვა (file transfer to the local computer) · bo ཕབ་ལེན་བྱེད (file transfer to the local computer) · lo ດາວໂຫຼດ (file transfer to the local computer) · ms muat turun (file transfer to the local computer) · vi sự viễn nạp (file transfer to the local computer) · ro descărcare (file transfer to the local computer) · fr téléchargement (file transfer to the local computer) · ar تَنْزِيل (file transfer to the local computer) · gl descarga (file transfer to the local computer) · sv nerladdning (file transfer to the local computer) · ka გადმოტვირთვა (file transfer to the local computer) · fa دانلود (file transfer to the local computer) · cs stahování (file transfer to the local computer) · vi sự tải xuống (file transfer to the local computer) · eo malenretigi (file transfer to the local computer) · sa अवचयन (file transfer to the local computer) · lt atsisiuntimas (file transfer to the local computer) · cy lawrlwythiad (file transfer to the local computer) · it scaricamento (file transfer to the local computer) · lt parsiuntimas (file transfer to the local computer) · fi imurointi (file transfer to the local computer) · ur ڈاؤنلوڈ (file transfer to the local computer) · ru ска́чка (file transfer to the local computer) · sa अवाहरण (file transfer to the local computer) · hu letöltés (file transfer to the local computer) · kix tāushá (file transfer to the local computer) · ka გადმოწერა (file transfer to the local computer) · vi sự truyền xuống (file transfer to the local computer) · kw iskarg (file transfer to the local computer) · scn scarricamentu (file transfer to the local computer) · it download (file transfer to the local computer) · nl download (file transfer to the local computer) · de Herunterladen (file transfer to the local computer) · wa aberwetaedje (file transfer to the local computer) · uk заванта́ження (file transfer to the local computer) · ru ска́чивание (file transfer to the local computer) · cs stažení (file transfer to the local computer) · gu ઉતારવું (file transfer to the local computer) · ug چۈشۈرمەك (file transfer to the local computer) · mk презе́мање (file transfer to the local computer) · pl pobieranie (file transfer to the local computer) · he הוֹרָדָה (file transfer to the local computer) · acw تَحْمِيل (file transfer to the local computer) · pt descarregamento (file transfer to the local computer) · es bajada (file transfer to the local computer)

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download en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
• (US) audio
• /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
   • Voiceover: You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow and then steal it again. Downloading films is stealing. If you do it you WILL face the consequences. Roy: Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean. 2007 September 7, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 3
   • You can download a trial version of the program for thirty days to determine whether you want to purchase the full version.
   • You can download Google's deskbar for free […] 2005, Preston Gralla, Windows XP Power Hound: Teach Yourself New Tricks, page 179:
   • With Apple’s solar farm, customers could now be confident that downloading an app or video-chatting a friend would not increase carbon pollution, Jackson said. 2014 July 25, Suzanne Goldenberg, “Apple eyes solar to power the cloud and iPhone 6 sapphire manufacturing”, in The Guardian:
   • Finally, some e-content must first be downloaded to a computer before being transferred to a tablet or other mobile device for viewing. 2012, Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier, Heather Moorfield-Lang, Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets, page 38:
   • That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list. 2022 February 15, David Goldman, “Why your Wordle answers might now be different than your friends’”, in CNN Business:
2. (nonstandard, transitive) Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
3. (nonstandard, transitive) 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.
4. (nonstandard, transitive) Synonym of install: to load software forced.
5. (transitive) To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
6. (Canada, transitive) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.
   • In 1997, The Harris government also downloaded a number of social services to municipal governments, including affordable housing. Allister Thompson ((Can we date this quote?)), “Mike Harris”, in The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Canadian Encyclopedia, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2023

Forms

Coordinates

upload

Deriveds

undownloaded · downloadability · undownload · autodownload · redownload · downloader · downloadable

Descendants

downloade · muat turun · ดาวน์โหลด · ddawnlowdja · ດາວໂຫຼດ · downloaden · herunterladen · downloaden

Hypernyms

transfer · copy · move

Synonyms

copy · install · upload

Translations (130)

ko 다운로드받다 (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · vi tải xuống (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ms muat turun (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · he הוריד (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sa अवचयन (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · bn ডাউনলোড করা (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · wa aberweter (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · cs stáhnout (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pl pobrać (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv plocka hem (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lb erofsuckelen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sa अवाहरण (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · zza ronayen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv tanka ner (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pl pobierać (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mwl fazer download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hy քաշել (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · de herunterladen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ja ダウンロードする (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · id mengunduh (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · scn scarricari (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nrf dêchèrgi (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · no laste ned (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lb roflueden (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · fr télécharger (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ga lódáil anuas (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · za dawzroengz (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · de downloaden (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hu letölt (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · da hente (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ta டவுன்லோட் பண்ணு (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hi अवाहरण (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ti ኣውርድ (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pt baixar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · bg свалям (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ta பதிவிறக்கு (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · cy lawrlwytho (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sh preuzeti (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sh downloadati (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mwl çcargar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sa अवारोपण (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hi अवारोपण (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · no nedlaste (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv ta hem (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ru кача́ть (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pl ściągać (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · is niðurhala (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ext abaxal (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ru скача́ть (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ca baixar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nn nedlasta (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv tanka hem (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · es bajar cibernéticamente (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · gl descargar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · it scaricare (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ia discargar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · fi imuttaa (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · uk скача́ти (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nl downloaden (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · cs stahovat (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · gd luchdaich a-nuas (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mk си́мнува (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hi अवचयन (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mn татах (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · za aeuroengz (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · eo elŝuti (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · vi tải (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pl ściągnąć (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sh skinuti (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · az endirmək (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lb downloaden (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · se viežžat (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pt fazer download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ru ска́чивать (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · az yükləmək (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mk пре́зема (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · fy binnenhelje (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · io deskargar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sw pakua (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · uk заванта́жувати (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv dra ner (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nl binnenladen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · es descargar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · is hlaða niður (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · cmn 下載 /下载 (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · kk жүктеу (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · da downloade (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ar نَزَّلَ (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pt sacar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mwl çcarregar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · cy llwytho i lawr (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · fi ladata (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv dra hem (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · tr indirmek (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ro descărca (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv tanka (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · uk ска́чувати (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · be спампава́ць (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ko 내려받다 (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · mr डाउनलोड करणे (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hi उतारना (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv ladda hem (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · vi tải về (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lo ດາວໂຫຼດ (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · th ดาวน์โหลด (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · sv ladda ner (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ca descarregar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ga íoslódáil (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · kix tāulōuh (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ko 다운받다 (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · kw iskarga (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lb eroflueden (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · et alla laadima (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · es ciberbajar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · uk заванта́жити (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nn lasta ned (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · et tõmbama (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · hy ներբեռնել (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · lt atsisiųsti (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · gl baixar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · fi imuroida (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · es bajar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nl binnenhalen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ko 다운로드하다 (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · pt descarregar (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · nl afladen (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · da nedlagre (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · ka ჩამოტვირთავს (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · el κατεβάζω (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one) · km ទាញយក (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one)

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