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downloadto copy data from one computer system to another, typically over the internet

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to copy data from one computer system to another, typically over the internet

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdaʊnloʊd/

Korean meaning: 인터넷을 통해 컴퓨터나 서버에서 파일이나 데이터를 내려받다

Korean pronunciation: **다운**로드

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother tried to download more RAM and wondered why it didn't work
  • Please download the app from the official store
  • The movie download failed because my cat stepped on the Wi-Fi router

download

VERB

//ˈdaʊnloʊd//

to copy data from one computer system to another, typically over the internet

download concept
💡 Concept

A download operation flows from cloud server into a user's computer device

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download rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The download takes the upload's road — data flows and loads through the cloud's abode

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdaʊnloʊd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdaʊnləʊd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdown--
Rootload

Origin

A computer term that emerged in the 1980s, formed by combining 'down' (toward a lower position) and 'load' (to place or transfer). The concept reflects data moving 'downward' from a higher-level system (server) to a lower-level one (personal computer).

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🎵Rhyme

loadroadcodemode
load
road
code
mode

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother tried to download more RAM and wondered why it didn't work

Please download the app from the official store

😄 Fun example

The movie download failed because my cat stepped on the Wi-Fi router

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

transfercopyretrievefetch

Antonyms

uploadsendtransmit

Related

internetfilesoftwaredatacomputer