The process of transferring data from a remote computer to a local computer When you copy a file from a computer on the Internet to your computer, you are "downloading" that file See Also: Upload
to reach out across the Internet and bring back some information from a remote computer to the machine you are working on Or, to copy data from a distance source to a local computer
To copy a file from another computer to your computer For instance, you might download the latest version of the Netscape browser from the Web
To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device The term is often used to describe the process of copying a file from an online service or bulletin board service (BBS) to one's own computer Downloading can also refer to copying a file from a network file server to a computer on the network In addition, the term is used to describe the process of loading a font into a laser printer The font is first copied from a disk to the printer's local memory A font that has been downloaded like this is called a soft font to distinguish it from the hard fonts that are permanently in the printer's memory The opposite of download is upload, which means to copy a file from your own computer to another computer
To transfer data from one computer to another, usually over a modem or network Download usually refers to the act of transferring a file from the Internet, a Bulletin Board System (BBS), or an online service to an individual's computer
To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network
To copy a file from one computer system to another From the Internet user's point of view, to download a file is to request it from another computer (or from a Web page on another computer) and to receive it
transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location