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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To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Uploading implies sending data from the little computer to the big computer.

The time it takes to download data depends on the size of the file and network speed. Via the standard V.92 analog dial-up modem, small Web pages take a few seconds if everything is running smoothly, but a 20MB video file can take an hour. Downloading over a DSL or cable modem can be 15 to 400 times as fast. Downloading from a file server on a local network (LAN) can even be faster.

From the Internet

Downloading files from the Internet has become a snap with "click here to download this file" messages on Web pages. Your Web browser prompts you where to save the file. If the file is software that has to be installed, most browsers give you the option of running the program without worrying about where to save it first. See download protocol and client download.

From the Local LAN

On a network server in your company's LAN, sharable files are placed in public folders that can be downloaded using the normal file management procedures of the operating system. For example, in a Windows LAN, My Network Places or Network Neighborhood can be used to locate sharable files by computer name, drive letter, folder and file name.

Download to Your iPod

Transferring files from your computer to your iPod or other digital music player is actually copying between storage devices on the same computer. When plugged into a USB port, the music player becomes another hard drive to the computer. While this is not a network connection, the phrase "downloading to the music player" is widely used. In this case, it takes on the big/little implication: the "big" computer is transmitting to the "little" music player.

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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 on-line data base. A Buffer is the temporary storage area holding information. See also Telecommunications; Upload.

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.

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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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