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Added 10 October 2026

download

/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about download at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location.

Origin

From down- + load. Verbal form first appears c. 1962 in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times. Nominal form first appears c. 1977 in Scientific American.

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