download

(doun'lōd')
tr.v., -load·ed, -load·ing, -loads.

1. To unload: download cargo from a transport aircraft.
2. Computer Science. To transfer (data or programs) from a server or host computer to one's own computer or device.

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Transmit a file or program from a central computer to the accountant's computer. The accountant can retrieve information to be used in an application package such as spreadsheet, file information from a subsidiary, or file data or program from an online database. A buffer is the temporary storage area holding information.
See also TELECOMMUNICATIONS ; UPLOAD .

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To transfer data or (esp.) code from a far-away system (especially a larger host system) over a digital communications link to a nearby system (especially a smaller client system. Oppose upload.

Historical use of these terms was at one time associated with transfers from large timesharing machines to PCs or peripherals (download) and vice-versa (upload). The modern usage relative to the speaker (rather than as an indicator of the size and role of the machines) evolved as machine categories lost most of their former functional importance.

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(DOD) An operation that removes airborne weapons or stores from an aircraft.

i. To reduce the angle of attack of an aircraft.
ii. Any load acting downward on an aircraft.
iii. To acquire data from an external source.

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For a list of words related to download, see:

• General Technology - download: (vb) transfer programs or files from one computer to another device or computer

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See words rhyming with "download."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - downloade, hente fra computer til computer
v. intr. - downloade
n. - download, det, der hentes til en computer fra en anden

Nederlands (Dutch)
van groot naar klein systeem zenden (computer)

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Comput) charger (un programme), transférer
v. intr. - (Comput) charger (un programme), transférer, télécharger
n. - (Comput) transfert, chargement des programmes (avec limitation des programmes), téléchargement

Deutsch (German)
v. - (EDV) laden
n. - (EDV) Datenübertragung zu untergeordneter Hardware

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεφορτώνω, (Η/Υ) μεταφορτώνω (κν. κατεβάζω, αντιγράφω) (δεδομένα)
n. - (Η/Υ) μεταφόρτωση δεδομένων

Italiano (Italian)
scaricare, scaricamento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descarregar
n. - descarga (f)

Русский (Russian)
загружать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - descargar
v. intr. - descargarse
n. - descarga

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ladda ned
n. - nedladdning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
下载, 被下载, 下载的软件

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 下載
v. intr. - 被下載
n. - 下載的軟體

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대용량의 컴퓨터로부터 보다 적은 용량의 컴퓨터로 데이터를 전송하다
v. intr. - 대용량의 컴퓨터로부터 보다 적은 용량의 컴퓨터로 데이터를 전송하다
n. - 대용량의 컴퓨터로부터 보다 적은 용량의 컴퓨터로 데이터를 전송하는 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ダウンロード

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقل بيانات أو ملفات برنامج من نظام تخزين كبير الى أصغر (الاسم) عمليه نقل بيانات أو ملفات برنامج من نظام تخزين كبير الى أصغر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העביר למחשב קטן, העביר לאמצעי אחסון נתונים קטן יותר, טען תוכנה או נתונים מרשת האינטרנט למחשב האישי, העביר מהמחשב למיתקנים היקפיים‬
v. intr. - ‮העביר למחשב קטן, העביר לאמצעי אחסון נתונים קטן יותר, העביר מרשת מחשבים למסוף‬
n. - ‮העביר למחשב קטן, העברה מרשת מחשבים למסוף, העביר לאמצעי אחסון נתונים ק‬

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