download
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
engineering
firearms
government
mathematics
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
sciences
tools
war
weaponry
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.
Inflected forms:
form: downloads
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: DL
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: dl
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: d/l
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: D/L
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: downloads
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: downloading
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: downloaded
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: downloaded
pos: verb
tags: past
form: DL
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: dl
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: d/l
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: D/L
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
pos: noun
examples: The download took longer than I expected.
gloss: A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.
pos: noun
examples: I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.
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.
gloss: To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: 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 […]
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.
Finally, some e-content must first be downloaded to a computer before being transferred to a tablet or other mobile device for viewing.
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.
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.
gloss: Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
pos: verb
tags: nonstandard
transitive
gloss: Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media.
pos: verb
tags: nonstandard
transitive
examples: When I was your age, there were no flash drives. I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM.
gloss: Synonym of install: to load software forced.
pos: verb
tags: nonstandard
transitive
gloss: To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government.
pos: verb
tags: Canada
transitive
examples: In 1997, The Harris government also downloaded a number of social services to municipal governments, including affordable housing.
Derived words: autodownload
redownload
download manager
drive-by download
downloadability
downloadable
downloader
undownload
undownloaded
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