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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    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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    Noun

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    download (plural downloads )

    1. A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection.
      The download took longer than I expected.
    2. A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way.
      I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.
      • 2007, Barbara Ellen Harris, I Am So Pissed!:
        The blue sites will be blocked on all school computers, and no email or instant messaging will be set up or permitted. These student computers would strictly be for school use. Teachers will be able to request downloads from students' jumpdrives.

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    Translations

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    file transfer to the local computer

    Verb

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    download (third-person singular simple present downloads , present participle downloading , simple past and past participle downloaded )

    1. (transitive , computing ) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.
      You can download a trial version of the program for thirty days to determine whether you want to purchase the full version.
      • 2005, Preston Gralla, Windows XP Power Hound: Teach Yourself New Tricks, page 179:
        You can download Google's deskbar for free [...]
      • 2007 September 7, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd , Season 2, Episode 3:
        Voiceover: You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow and then steal it again. Downloading films is stealing. If you do it you WILL face the consequences.
        Roy: Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean.
      • 2012, Rebecca K. Miller, Carolyn Meier, Heather Moorfield-Lang, Rethinking Reference and Instruction with Tablets, page 38:
        Finally, some e-content must first be downloaded to a computer before being transferred to a tablet or other mobile device for viewing.
      • 2014 July 25, Suzanne Goldenberg, "Apple eyes solar to power the cloud and iPhone 6 sapphire manufacturing", in The Guardian ‎[6] :
        With Apple’s solar farm, customers could now be confident that downloading an app or video-chatting a friend would not increase carbon pollution, Jackson said.
      • 2022 February 15, David Goldman, "Why your Wordle answers might now be different than your friends’", in CNN Business ‎[7] :
        That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list.
    2. (transitive , nonstandard ) Synonym of upload : to send data from a given computer to a remote one.
    3. (transitive , nonstandard ) Synonym of copy : to transfer data to or from removable media.
      When I was your age, there were no flash drives. I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM.
    4. (transitive , nonstandard ) Synonym of install : to load software forced.
    5. (transitive , firearms ) To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load.
    6. (transitive , Canada ) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a lower level of government. [1] [2] [3]
      • 2008, Allister Thompson, Mike Harris, The Canadian Encyclopedia:
        In 1997, The Harris government also downloaded a number of social services to municipal governments, including affordable housing. [4]
    7. (intransitive , ergative ) To be downloaded
      Don't close this window. Your messages are dowloading.

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    to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one

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    1. ^ Raisa B. Deber, Kris Millan, Howard Shapiro, Christopher W. Mcdougall (2006), "A Cautionary Tale of Downloading Public Health in Ontario: What Does It Say about the Need for National Standards for More Than Doctors and Hospitals?", in Healthcare Policy‎[1]
    2. ^ John Michael McGrath (19 August 2019), "Why municipalities are worried about the return of "the D word": Downloading", in TVO‎[2] , TVO, archived from the original on 13 August 2023
    3. ^ The Canadian Press (30 April 2019), "27 Ontario mayors slam province for downloading costs, forcing possible tax hikes", in CBC‎[3] , CBC, archived from the original on 13 August 2023
    4. ^ Allister Thompson ((Can we date this quote?)), "Mike Harris", in The Canadian Encyclopedia‎[4] , The Canadian Encyclopedia, archived from the original on 13 August 2023

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    Chinese

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From English download .

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    download

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese , computing ) to download

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    Dutch

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA (key): /ˈdɑu̯n.loːt/
    • Audio: (file)
    • Hyphenation: down‧load

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English download .

    Noun

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    download m (plural downloads , diminutive downloadje  n)

    1. download
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    download

    1. inflection of downloaden :
      1. first-person singular present indicative
      2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
      3. imperative

    Italian

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from English download .

      Noun

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      download m (invariable )

      1. (computing ) download

      Portuguese

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      Etymology tree
      English down-
      English load
      English download ubor.
      Portuguese download

        Unadapted borrowing from English download .

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        Noun

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        download m (plural downloads )

        1. (computing ) download (file transfer to the local computer)
          Synonym: descarregamento

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        Swahili

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        Etymology

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        English down-
        English load
        English download ubor.
        Swahili download

          Unadapted borrowing from English download .[1]

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          -download (infinitive kudownload )

          1. (computing ) to download
            Synonym: -pakua

          Conjugation

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          Conjugation of -download
          Positive present -na download
          Subjunctive -download
          Negative -download
          Imperative singular download
          Infinitives
          Positive kudownload
          Negative kutodownload
          Imperatives
          Singular download
          Plural downloadni
          Tensed forms
          Habitual hudownload
          Positive past positive subject concord + -li download
          Negative past negative subject concord + -ku download
          Positive present (positive subject concord + -na download)
          Singular Plural
          1st person ni nadownload/na download tu nadownload
          2nd person u nadownload m nadownload
          3rd person m-wa(I/II) a nadownload wa nadownload
          other classes positive subject concord + -na download
          Negative present (negative subject concord + -download)
          Singular Plural
          1st person si download hatu download
          2nd person hu download ham download
          3rd person m-wa(I/II) ha download hawa download
          other classes negative subject concord + -download
          Positive future positive subject concord + -ta download
          Negative future negative subject concord + -ta download
          Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -download)
          Singular Plural
          1st person ni download tu download
          2nd person u download m download
          3rd person m-wa(I/II) a download wa download
          other classes positive subject concord + -download
          Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -si download
          Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -nge download
          Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singe download
          Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngali download
          Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singali download
          Gnomic (positive subject concord + -a download)
          Singular Plural
          1st person na download twa download
          2nd person wa download mwa download
          3rd person m-wa(I/II) a download wa download
          m-mi(III/IV) wa download ya download
          ji-ma(V/VI) la download ya download
          ki-vi(VII/VIII) cha download vya download
          n(IX/X) ya download za download
          u(XI) wa download see n(X) or ma(VI) class
          ku(XV/XVII) kwa download
          pa(XVI) pa download
          mu(XVIII) mwa download
          Perfect positive subject concord + -me download
          "Already" positive subject concord + -mesha download
          "Not yet" negative subject concord + -ja download
          "If/When" positive subject concord + -ki download
          "If not" positive subject concord + -sipo download
          Consecutive kadownload / positive subject concord + -ka download
          Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -ka download
          Object concord (indicative positive)
          Singular Plural
          1st person -ni download -tu download
          2nd person -ku download -wa download/-ku downloadni/-wa downloadni
          3rd person m-wa(I/II) -m download -wa download
          m-mi(III/IV) -u download -i download
          ji-ma(V/VI) -li download -ya download
          ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ki download -vi download
          n(IX/X) -i download -zi download
          u(XI) -u download see n(X) or ma(VI) class
          ku(XV/XVII) -ku download
          pa(XVI) -pa download
          mu(XVIII) -mu download
          Reflexive -ji download
          Relative forms
          General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -download- + relative marker)
          Singular Plural
          m-wa(I/II) -downloadye -downloado
          m-mi(III/IV) -downloado -downloadyo
          ji-ma(V/VI) -downloadlo -downloadyo
          ki-vi(VII/VIII) -downloadcho -downloadvyo
          n(IX/X) -downloadyo -downloadzo
          u(XI) -downloado see n(X) or ma(VI) class
          ku(XV/XVII) -downloadko
          pa(XVI) -downloadpo
          mu(XVIII) -downloadmo
          Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -download)
          Singular Plural
          m-wa(I/II) -ye download -o download
          m-mi(III/IV) -o download -yo download
          ji-ma(V/VI) -lo download -yo download
          ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cho download -vyo download
          n(IX/X) -yo download -zo download
          u(XI) -o download see n(X) or ma(VI) class
          ku(XV/XVII) -ko download
          pa(XVI) -po download
          mu(XVIII) -mo download
          Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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          1. ^ Petzell, Malin (2005), "Expanding the Swahili vocabulary", in Africa & Asia‎[5] , volume 5, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 November 2009, page 87 of 85-107: "The infinitival form of the verb constitutes class 15. Many of the new verbs borrowed from English are put into this class such as kudownload ‘to download’."

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