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download

to copy or move programs or information into a computer's memory, especially from the internet or a larger computer  

.Compare upload verb

Copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet.

‘it would be wise to download your program to another computer before testing it’

• ‘They had to programme their robot by using a computer and downloading the information into the robot via a Lego brick.’
• ‘Each photo can be downloaded as computer desktop wallpaper - good luck choosing just one!’
• ‘For example, each web page that is downloaded will be rounded up to the nearest kilobyte.’
• ‘You can obtain your own copy of the study by downloading it from the Nielsen and Norman Web site here.’
• ‘The main application must be corporate users downloading e-mail to their laptops.’
• ‘A database of prohibited web sites can also be downloaded for the software to act on.’
• ‘But imagine if these had been downloaded on to a computer and their presence revealed to the police.’
• ‘The film cannot be transferred to another device once it is downloaded to a computer.’
• ‘Data is entered online and can be downloaded into an Access database for analysis.’
• ‘Then, too, the cost of the dial-up call to the ISP is increased by downloading a lot of spam.’
• ‘You're better off purchasing something simple to use or downloading free software from the internet.’

Pronunciation

download

/daʊnˈləʊd//ˈdaʊnləʊd/