download

¹down·load

noun \ˈdau̇n-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

Rhymes with DOWNLOAD

abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, crossroad, dead load, decode, diode, displode, dress code, dynode, embowed, encode, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, inroad, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code

²download

transitive verb

Definition of DOWNLOAD

: to transfer (as data or files) from a usually large computer to the memory of another device (as a smaller computer)

— down·load·able \-ˌlō-də-bəl\ adjective

Examples of DOWNLOAD

1. He downloaded the files onto his computer.
2. She downloads songs from the Internet.
3. The new program makes downloading faster.

First Known Use of DOWNLOAD

1979

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router