ALL meanings of download
down·load
D d - verb with object download 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 download software, data, etc., that has been downloaded: the best free music downloads. 1
- noun download the act or process of downloading. 1
- transitive verb download transfer from internet 1
- noun download downloaded file, image, etc. 1
- transitive verb download transfer from server 1
- noun download The act or process of copying data in such a way. 1
- noun Definition of download 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
- verb download To download data means to transfer it to or from a computer along a line such as a telephone line, a radio link, or a computer network. 0
- verb download to copy or transfer (data or a program) into the memory of one computer system from a larger one 0
- verb download to broadcast specialist programmes, for such groups as doctors, outside normal broadcasting hours. They are often recorded on video tapes and viewed later 0
- verb download to delegate or assign (work, responsibilities, costs, etc) to someone at a lower level of an organization; off-load 0
- noun download a file transferred onto a computer from another computer or the internet 0
- verb transitive download to transfer electronically (a copy of a file or program) from a central computer, bulletin board, etc. to a terminal, personal computer, etc. 0
- noun download A file transfer to the local computer, especially one in progress. 0
- noun download A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way. 0
- verb download (Transitive Verb) To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network. 0
- verb download (Transitive Verb) (nonstandard) upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network. 0
- verb download (Transitive Verb) (nonstandard) to transfer a file to or from removable media. 0
- verb download (Transitive Verb) (nonstandard) to install software. 0