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Definition of "download" []

  • To unload: download cargo from a transport aircraft. (verb-transitive)
  • Computer Science To transfer (data or programs) from a server or host computer to one's own computer or device. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "download" in a sentence
  • "For instance, the download is available as a 3MB file, or as smaller “DISKS”."
  • "You might want to clarify that the download is the first three sections, not the first three chapters (as you say in your post)."
  • "It seems odd, I'm pretty sure you have a US credit card and a download is a download."