download
noun
down·load
| \ ˈdau̇n-ˌlōd
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Definition of download
(Entry 1 of 2)
computers
: an act or instance of transferring something (such as data or files) from a usually large computer to the memory of another device (such as a smaller computer) : an act or instance of downloading (see download entry 2) something
faster downloads
also
: the item downloaded
two downloads
download
verb
downloaded;
downloading;
downloads
Definition of download (Entry 2 of 2)
computers
: to transfer (data, files, etc.) from one location (such as a large computer or the cloud) to another (such as a smaller computer, smartphone, or storage device)
download the files onto your computer downloading songs from the Internet
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Other Words from download
Verb
downloadable
\ ˈdau̇n-ˌlō-də-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of download in a Sentence
Noun
The modem is capable of high-speed downloads. The download will take about three minutes. The program is available for download at the company's Web site. The downloads are all in this folder.Verb
He downloaded the files onto his computer. She downloads songs from the Internet. The new program makes downloading faster.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The Mob Science team went on to create one of Jam City’s most successful games, Cookie Jam, which has had over 100 million downloads and generated $500 million in revenue. — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Carlsbad gaming startup goes viral in its first week. Will the good times keep coming?," 6 Aug. 2019 The transceiver, Heydari explained, addresses constant demands from wireless users by accessing greater bandwidth in order to increase download and upload speeds. — Lilly Nguyen, Daily Pilot, "UCI electrical engineering team looks ‘Beyond 5G’ with new wireless transceiver," 26 July 2019 Since the competition started in April, Clark reported a six-fold increase in monthly downloads of Codex. — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, "SMU gaming app aims to teach millions of U.S. adults who can't read," 1 Aug. 2019 While there weren't any new titles released during the quarter, EA did launch a new expansion pack for its long-running The Sims 4 game (originally launched in 2014), which helped fuel a 55 percent increase in downloads for the title. — Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, "Electronic Arts Posts Year-Over-Year Revenue Gains Despite No New Releases," 30 July 2019 Sony also reported that digital downloads continue to do well as more people purchase digital games over physical discs. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Sony has sold 100 million PS4 consoles," 30 July 2019 This way, the attackers could expand features like logging and more easily monitor analytics like download stats. — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, "Adware Is the Malware You Should Actually Worry About," 21 July 2019 After Tatum posted about The Pattern, anyone who hadn’t already been called out by the astrology app quickly hit download so they could also get spooked by its accuracy. — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, "Channing Tatum Is Obsessed With An App That's Freaking Everyone Out," 15 July 2019 Sensor Tower data shows app downloads for Snapchat were up significantly in the second quarter from a year earlier. — Laura Forman, WSJ, "Snap Has an Age Limit," 11 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, fears that the government would shut down mobile internet led many people to download FireChat, a messaging app which uses wireless mesh networking to communicate over bluetooth and wifi without internet access. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Blocking social media would be 'the end of the open internet of Hong Kong.' It also wouldn't work," 29 Aug. 2019 Listen here or head straight to the app to download the latest episode. — Courier Journal, The Courier-Journal, "New CardsHQ podcast: Louisville Sports Insiders tracks Scott Satterfield's first season," 29 Aug. 2019 Once finished, some clips from the digitized movies will be made available to download online and others will be screened at mobile theaters across Afghanistan — even, the archivists hope, in some of the many areas that remain under Taliban control. — Siobhán O'grady, Washington Post, "The Taliban decimated Afghanistan’s film industry. This is what survived.," 27 Aug. 2019 All of the images are available to download free of charge on Flickr, or from the AAP website with proper attribution. — Casey Gueren, SELF, "Stock Photos for Vaccines Are Notoriously Bad, So We Created Our Own," 26 Aug. 2019 The case’s origins date to August 2016 when a cybersecurity researcher was able to quickly download a vast trove of Georgia’s election management data and materials. — NBC News, "Federal judge bars Georgia from using electronic-only voting system in 2020," 15 Aug. 2019 Amazon First Reads allows members to download a book a month earlier than the unsubscribed public for no extra cost. — Blake Montgomery, The Atlantic, "The Amazon Publishing Juggernaut," 8 Aug. 2019 What to do if there is an outage All customers are encouraged to download the APS mobile app. — Molly Hudson, azcentral, "Here's how APS crews quickly recover power after monsoon storms," 24 July 2019 This demo video will show people what your filter does without having to download it. — Grayson Blackmon, The Verge, "How to make and share your own Instagram face filters," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'download.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for download
download
noun
English Language Learners Definition of download
(Entry 1 of 2)
computers
: an act of moving or copying a file, program, etc., from a usually larger computer system to another computer or device
: a file, program, etc., that is downloaded
download
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of download (Entry 2 of 2)
computers
: to move or copy (a file, program, etc.) from a usually larger computer system to another computer or device
See the full definition for download in the English Language Learners Dictionary
download
verb
down·load
| \ ˈdau̇n-ˌlōd
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downloaded;
downloading
Kids Definition of download
: to move from a usually larger computer system to another computer system
I downloaded music from the Internet onto my computer.
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