downloading

down·load

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doun-lohd]
- /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/
- /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doun-lohd]
- /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/

Definitions of downloading word

abbreviation Technical meaning of DOWNLOADING download 3
verb with object downloading to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device. 1
noun downloading software, data, etc., that has been downloaded: the best free music downloads. 1
noun downloading the act or process of downloading. 1
noun downloading Present participle of download. 1
noun Definition of downloading in Technology (jargon) To transfer data from one computer to another. Downloading usually refers to transfer from a larger "host" system (especially a server or mainframe) to a smaller "client" system, especially a microcomputer or specialised peripheral, and "upload" usually means from small to large. Others hold that, technically, download means "receive" and upload means "send", irrespective of the size of the systems involved. Note that in communications between ground and space, space-to-earth transmission is always "down" and the reverse "up", regardless of size. So far the in-space machines have invariably been smaller; thus the upload/download distinction has been reversed from its usual sense. 1

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Parts of speech for Downloading

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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downloading popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Top questions with downloading

how to downloading music?

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