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The process of bringing a file down to a computer through a network and typically from a server, or some other computing device. Download times can be greatly affected by the method of connection to t [..]
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A file or other information transferred from a camera, media card, CD, DVD, hard drive or the Internet to a computer or from one piece of computer equipment to another. Read articles that include this [..]
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Transfer files from a storage device to a computer. When you transfer your digital camera's or memory card's image files to your computer, you are "downloading" them. (Note: Upload [..]
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1977 (n.), 1980 (v.), from down (adv.) + load (v.). Related: Downloaded; downloading.
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A download is any activity that transfers data to your computer from another one. Viewing a web page is downloading, because all the words, pictures and links on that page have to be transferred to yo [..]
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Copyright by Matisse "Download" Enzer -->Transferring data (usually a file) from a another computer to the computer you are are using. The opposite of upload. See also: Upload
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To download is to transfer data from another computer to your computer.
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The transfer of a file from a remote computer to a local computer.
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to transfer data from one computer to another. (If you are on the receiving end, you are downloading. If you are on the sending end, you are uploading ).
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 The transfer of information or data such as
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To transfer a file from another system to your own computer system via a modem over telephone or cable lines or a telnet connection using a transfer protocol like xmodem, ymodem, zmodem, or Kermit. Le [..]
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Reception of data from a remote system, such as a web site or FTP server and related systems. Upload is the exact opposite.
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To transfer information from one computer to another. Downloading means to receive, and uploading means to transmit. Common downloads include MP3 files, software updates and desktop [..]
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The transfer of information from a remote computer system to the users system. Opposite of upload.
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The transfer of data, usually in the form of files, from one computer to another.
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To transfer a copy of a file residing on a remote computer to a user's computer.
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Download can be used as either a verb or a noun. As a verb, it refers to the process of receiving data over the Internet. Downloading is the opposite of uploading, or sending data to another system ov [..]
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to transfer data or files from a server on the Internet to a user's computer.
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To receive a file sent from another computer via modem.
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vt. To transfer data or (esp.) code from a larger `host' system (esp. a mainframe) over a digital comm link to a smaller `client' system, esp. a microcomputer or specialized peripheral. Oppo [..]
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WebGuest Dictionary Transfer of data from a server  to your computer's hard disk. You can use your browser or an FTP  program to download files to your computer. When you're retrieving your email , you're downloading your email to your computer.
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means copy something from the internet to your own computer. Click here to find out more about downloading.
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When you transfer information from a website or server to your computer, this is called downloading. Collecting email is therefore a download, as is saving a document from the internet to your computer or installing a software programme directly from the internet. Every time that you visit a website you are also downloading, because the information [..]
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The process of copying files from a remote computer (server) down to your own system. See also Upload, FTP.
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Downloading is the method by which users access and save or "pull down" software or other files to their own computers from a remote computer via the Internet.
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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) [..]
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To transfer one or more files from a mainframe computer to a terminal, from a network server to a client computer, or from the hard disk of any computer to another storage medium. In libraries, downlo [..]
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Process of transferring files from one computer to a user's computer.
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To transfer a file from another computer to your computer.
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To receive a file from a remote server.
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To retrieve a file from another computer using a modem.
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This is the process where you copy something from another computer or the Internet, and save it on your computer. 
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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: [..]
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To transfer a copy of data, a computer program, a text file, an image file, a sound file or video file from one computer to another computer. This is the main means of obtaining data and programs from [..]
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To transfer a copy of a file from an Internet server to one's own computer.
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Download typically refers to copying files from the internet or another computer onto your computer, hard drive, or mobile device.
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to copy a file, e-mail message, or other information from a larger computer to your PC. See also upload.
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Transfer of data from another 'remote' computer. See: Upload.
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Downloading refers to copying data from one computer system to another via a computer network. In general, it refers to copying a file from a remote server onto a user's local machine. A download can be anything from a text file to a feature film.
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Transferring data from another computer to your computer
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To take information from one computer to another computer or to a floppy disk.  On the Internet, when you download you are taking information from a remote computer.
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To copy information to a floppy computer disk, or to a computer's hard disk.
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Copying a file from a website to your own computer.
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The process of copying data files from a server to a playback device.
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To merge temporary files containing a day's or week's worth of information with the main data base in order to update it.
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To transfer a copy of a file from another computer or website to your computer.
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Copying a file from a website to your own computer.
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To copy a file from one computer system to another. You can download a web page, documents, images, etc. from another computer to your computer.
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to transfer data to a computer or device from a larger computer system or the Internet; the opposite of upload.
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to take files from another computer or server for use on your own.
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to transfer (copy) files from one computer to another. “Download” can also mean viewing a Web site, or material on a Web server, with a Web browser. (See also “Upload”) E-mail (Electronic Mail) – Mess [..]
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To transfer or copy a file from another computer (the remote computer) to the computer you're using (the local computer). This term is often applied to the process of retrieving a file from a sof [..]
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The process of retrieving information from any computer to your computer is called downloading.
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The transfer of files from any other computer to your computer, including from the Internet to your computer. Every time you instruct your computer system to retrieve your mail, you are downloading yo [..]
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The process of transferring data (such as a video or music track) for storage on your computer. This is opposed to ‘streaming’, where you watch or listen on your computer screen without actually transferring the item to your computer itself.
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To collect a file from another computer to yours.
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Transferring data (usually a file) from a another computer to the computer you are are using. The opposite of upload.
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To transfer (usually data or programs, character sets, software, etc.) from a server or host computer to one's own computer. The opposite of it is upload.
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To copy information (data) from the Internet. Downloading usually copies 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 [..]
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Transferring a file from another computer to your own.
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Receive a file. When you send files to BIX (Byte Information Exchange), a website or BBS (Bulletin Board System) system this is called uploading and when you receive files this is called downloading. [..]
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Loading information from another computer into your own; the opposite is upload.
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The transfer of data [usually a file] from a another computer to the computer that you are using. The opposite of upload.
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Downloading is receiving data from remote to your PC.
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The opposite of upload, when you transfer any document or information from the Internet to your own computer this is known as a 'download'.
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To download a file is to copy it from a remote computer to your own. The opposite is upload.
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The process of transferring data from a network or the Internet onto your computer.
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The process of copying a file from the Internet onto your computer. For example, you can download a Word file. Even if you disconnect from the Internet you can still access the downloaded Word file as [..]
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Transferring data (Usually a file) from another computer to your computer.
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Transferring data (usually a file) from another computer to the computer your are using. The opposite of upload.
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Downloading is the process of transfering files from a website/Internet location down to your personal computer. You should only download files from websitew you trust, as computer hackers and predators can send you downloads containing pieces of computer code which can hurt your computer or provide them with your personally identifiable informatio [..]
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This is the process of obtaining files from the Internet (from Web pages or FTP
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Download typically refers to copying files from the internet or another computer onto your computer, hard drive, or mobile device.
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To move data to your computer, typically from another computer or from the internet.
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To transfer a file from the internet on to your device.
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To transfer a file from a remote computer or Web server to a local computer or Web client.
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To fetch computer files down from a remote server onto a local system. E.g. to download a demo file from the Internet onto a PC. Dreamweaver
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A common method of putting software onto a computer is through diskettes in a disk drive. Online, one can obtain software by downloading it. The software resides on a server on the Internet; and a browser or an FTP (file-transfer protocol) program is used to find and retrieve the software to the local computer. If one had software to send to anothe [..]
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To transfer to your computer a copy of a file that resides on another computer.  
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To download a file means to use your modem to find another computer and copy a file from that computer onto yours. Sometimes you don't even notice you are copying it from another computer, but wh [..]
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Copying data from another computer to your computer. "Download" is also used to mean viewing a Web site, or material on a Web server, with a Web browser
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Copying data (usually a file) from one computer system to another.
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To transfer files from one computer to another.
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(v) transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
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To transfer data from a larger "host" system to a smaller "client" system's hard drive or other local storage device. See also upload.
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To transfer information (files) from a network (such as the Internet) onto a user's PC. See also upload.
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To transfer information (files) from a network (such as the Internet) onto a user's PC. See also upload.
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The process of saving a file to your personal computer from a website. On Windows PCs it usually involves clicking a link with the right mouse button.
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Process of transferring information from one computer to another.
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To transfer software, data, character sets, etc. from a remote system, such as a Web site, FTP server, or other similar system, or to transfer from a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device; A download is any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded.
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Refers to the process of receiving information via electronic means.
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The transfer of data from one computer (or server) to another computer. Downloading can refer to documents, software programs, photo, music or movie files. Often downloads can mask unwanted malicious [..]
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To copy files from one computer to another; to view a website or other web material with a browser.Dumpster Diving
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 To transfer a file from another computer to your computer. Opposite of Upload.  
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v. descargar
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Term used for the transference of image data from the camera to your computer. Can be done via a serial port or the faster USB port. Downloads can also be done via Bluetooth or Infra-red without the n [..]
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To bring a file from the Internet or other remote computer to your own using an internet or network connection. Or to load pictures from a digital camera using a cable connection. (Sending pictures to [..]
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A file or other information transferred from a camera, media card, CD, DVD, hard drive or the Internet to a computer or from one piece of computer equipment to another. Read articles that include this [..]
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The transference of image data from a camera to a computer. Can be performed through USB, Firmware or wirelessly.
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This is transferring a file from one computer system to another, usually smaller, one. E.g. You might download music from the internet to listen to on your phone.
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Download (D/L) is the process of receiving data from a central server to a user’s computer. The source can be a Web server, FTP server, email server or other similar system. Download also refers to [..]
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Electronic transmission of software from one device to another.
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Reception of data from a remote system, such as a web site or FTP server and related systems. Upload is the exact opposite.
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The process by which data is transferred from a remote location to a local computer.
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Transfer of the program from the computer to the controller. See also: Upload
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The retrieval of files over a network from a remote computer to your local hard drive.
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A file that you copy from the internet onto your own computer is called a download.
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The process of transferring a file from the Internet to one's computer. On occasion survey respondents may be asked to download software, code, scripts, graphics, or video in order to complete an [..]
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The transfer of data from a host computer to a client computer over a network, in this case, the Internet.
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Download is the process to transfer files from a server or host computer to one's own computer. Drop-Ship
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A file is considered downloaded when it travels from server to client.
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   The electronic transfer of data from an EDI translation software to a business application or customized interface.   Downstream Operations
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  When you transfer information from the Internet to your computer.
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To transfer files or data from one computer to another. To download means "to receive"; to upload means "to transmit."
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Downloading information is usually used to describe transferring information/data from the Internet. When you download a file like an email or web page it copies from a remote computer to your computer.
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1. To transfer information from a computer to a program or storage device to be viewed at a later date. 2. To transfer information from one computer to another computer using a modem."
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Download is a Canadian electronic music group formed by Dwayne Goettel and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy in 1994. The initial lineup also included Off & Gone's Phil Western and Mark Spybey of Dead Voi [..]
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In computer networks, download means to receive data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar system. This contrasts with uploadi [..]
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Download is transferring a file to or from another computer. Download may also refer to: Download (band), a band with Cevin Key and Phil Western "Download" (song), a 2009 song by rapper Lil' Kim Down [..]
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In computer networks, download means to receive data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar system. This contrasts with uploadi [..]
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Download (formerly Friday Night Download) is an Australian TV show hosted by Friday Night Games hosts Mike Goldman, Ryan Fitzgerald and Bree Amer. The show first aired on 26 October 2007. A second ser [..]
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"Download" is a promotional single by American rapper Lil' Kim. It features R&B singers T-Pain and Charlie Wilson and was written by Lil' Kim and T-Pain and produced by Trackmasters. The song samp [..]
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Download was an Australian children's game show which aired on the Nine Network from 2000 until 2002. Scott McRae hosted the show in 2000-2001; he was replaced by Nathan Lloyd in 2001-2002, while Emil [..]
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Relationships Related Term:  upload v. ~ 1. Computing · To transfer information from a server on a network to a local machine. - n. ~ 2. Computing · A copy of a file on a local machine that has been c [..]
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To transfer a file from the internet on to your computer.
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The process of transferring information from a web site (or other remote location on a network) to the computer. It is possible to download a file which include text, image, audio, video and many others.
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The process of transferring one or more files from a remote computer to your local computer. The opposite action is upload. 
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To merge temporary files containing a day's or week's worth of information with the main data base in order to update it.
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  Transferring data  from one computer to another computer which you are using. The opposite of uploading
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Putting information on your computer. You can download information from the internet, discs or CDs, and other computers.
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