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Definition of download

verb

Pronunciation: /daʊnˈləʊd/

[with object]
  • copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a disk: it would be wise to download your program to another computer before testing it

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈdaʊnləʊd/

[mass noun]
  • the act or process of downloading data: [as modifier]:a download and upload routine
  • [count noun] a computer file that has been downloaded:a popular download from bulletin boards

Derivatives

downloadable

adjective

downloader

noun

download in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of download in the US English dictionary