download in English dictionary

  • download

    Meanings and definitions of "download"

    • (transitive, nonstandard) to install software.
    • A file transfer to the local computer, especially one in progress.
    • A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.
    • (transitive) To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network.
    • (transitive, nonstandard) upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network.
    • noun
      A file transfer to the local computer.
    • noun
      A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network.
    • verb
      (transitive, nonstandard)
      upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network.
    • verb
      (transitive, nonstandard)
      to transfer a file to or from removable media.
    • verb
      (transitive, nonstandard)
      to install software.
    • To transfer a copy of a file from a remote device to a requesting device by means of a modem or network.
    • to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one
    • Transfer data from a server to the local computer.
    • file transfer to the local computer
    • verb
      transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

    Synonyms of "download" in English dictionary

    Another word for "download" in the English thesaurus is transfer.

    Antonyms of "download" in English dictionary

    upload is the antonym of "download" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of download

    • download ( plural  downloads)
    • download, downloaded, downloaded, downloads, downloading lp  liczba pojedyncza download; lm  liczba mnoga downloads
    • download ( third-person singular simple present downloads, present participle downloading, simple past and past participle downloaded)
    • download (plural downloads)
    • download (third-person singular simple present downloads, present participle downloading, simple past and past participle downloaded)
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