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download

down·load

UK/ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ US/ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/ fairly common

verb

1.

transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

Antonyms

Origin

From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

Phrases

  • download manager
  • drive-by download

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