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download

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1down·load

noun \ˈdan-ˌlōd\

Definition of DOWNLOAD

: an act or instance of downloading something; also : the item downloaded

Examples of DOWNLOAD

  1. The modem is capable of high-speed downloads.
  2. The download will take about three minutes.
  3. The program is available for download at the company's Web site.
  4. The downloads are all in this folder.

First Known Use of DOWNLOAD

1977

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

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