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down·load / ˈdounˌlōd/ Comput. • v. [tr.] copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a disk. Compare with upload. • n. the act or process of copying data in such a way: [as adj.] a download and upload routine. ∎ a computer file transferred in such a way: a popular download from bulletin boards. DERIVATIVES: down·load·a·ble adj. |
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"download." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "download." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-download.html "download." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-download.html |
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download The copying of a file or collection of files from one computer to another. One of the main technologies used for this purpose is the FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL. See also UPLOAD.
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DARREL INCE. "download." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "download." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-download.html DARREL INCE. "download." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-download.html |
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download To load downline, i.e. to send data from a central node in a network to a remote end-user's node.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "download." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "download." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-download.html JOHN DAINTITH. "download." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-download.html |
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•abode, bestrode, bode, code, commode, corrode, download, encode, erode, explode, forebode, goad, implode, load, lode, middle-of-the-road, mode, node, ode, offload, outrode, road, rode, sarod, Spode, strode, toad, upload, woad
•geode
•diode, triode
•barcode • zip code • unhallowed
•carload • cartload • payload
•trainload • caseload • freeload
•peakload • shipload • coachload
•boatload • truckload • wagonload
•workload • anode • internode
•epode • antipode • electrode
•railroad
•byroad, highroad
•rhapsode • episode • cestode
•nematode, trematode
•cathode
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"download." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "download." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-download.html "download." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-download.html |
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