verb

download

to download

You can download the file from the website.

You can download the file from the website.

It takes a long time to download movies.

It takes a long time to download movies.

to download ((sth.)) to copy data to your computer I need to download this software.

to download ((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to copy data from a source You can download the form from our website.

Synonyms: get, obtain; Antonyms: upload

From 'down' and 'load'. It means to load data down from a remote server to a local computer.

Picture pulling a file 'down' from a cloud (a server) and 'loading' it onto your computer.

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