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download
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vt. To transfer data or (esp.) code from a far-away system (especially a
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larger host system) over a digital communications link to a nearby system
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(especially a smaller client system. Oppose upload. Historical use of these
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terms was at one time associated with transfers from large timesharing
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machines to PCs or peripherals (download) and vice-versa (upload). The
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modern usage relative to the speaker (rather than as an indicator of the
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size and role of the machines) evolved as machine categories lost most of
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their former functional importance.
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