download

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Synonyms: downlead, down bad, downfold, downloads, downloaded, downland, onload, downhold

Antonyms: downlead, down bad, downfold, downloads, downloaded, downland, onload, downhold

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Noun

1. A [[file]] [[transfer]] to a [[given]] [[computer]] or [[device]] from a [[remote]] [[one]] through a [[network]] [[connection]].
2. A [[file]] that has been or is [[intend]]ed to be [[transfer]]red in [[this]] [[way]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To [[transfer]] [[data]] to a [[given]] [[computer]] from a [[remote]] [[one]] [[via]] a [[network]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|nonstandard}} {{syn of|en|upload}}: to [[send]] [[data]] from a [[given]] [[computer]] to a [[remote]] [[one]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|nonstandard}} {{synonym of|en|copy}}: to [[transfer]] [[data]] to or from [[removable]] [[media]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|nonstandard}} {{synonym of|en|install}}: to [[load]] [[software]] [[forced]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|firearms}} To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|ergative}} To be downloaded

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