Download
verb
To move files from a bigger system like the internet to a smaller one like a personal computer or phone.
John needs to download the application on his computer.
Often appears as...
- download data
- download files
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Technical
noun
A file that has been moved from a bigger system to a smaller one.
The download is taking a long time because the file is large.
Often appears as...
- speedy download
- large download
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To move files from a bigger system like the internet to a smaller one like a personal computer or phone.
John needs to download the application on his computer.
Often appears as...
- download data
- download files
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A file that has been moved from a bigger system to a smaller one.
The download is taking a long time because the file is large.
Often appears as...
- speedy download
- large download
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Internet Required
Downloading requires an internet connection to access files from a remote system.
She can't download the video without Wi-Fi.
Pro Tip 2/3Data Usage
Keep in mind that downloading uses data which might be charged by your internet provider.
I reached my data limit after downloading movies.
Pro Tip 3/3Save Location
Choose where to save the file on your device before or after you download it.
Download the document to your 'My Documents' folder.
Pro Tip 1/3Internet Required
Downloading requires an internet connection to access files from a remote system.
She can't download the video without Wi-Fi.
Pro Tip 2/3Data Usage
Keep in mind that downloading uses data which might be charged by your internet provider.
I reached my data limit after downloading movies.
Pro Tip 3/3Save Location
Choose where to save the file on your device before or after you download it.
Download the document to your 'My Documents' folder.
Pro Tip 1/3Internet Required
Downloading requires an internet connection to access files from a remote system.
She can't download the video without Wi-Fi.
Pro Tip 2/3Data Usage
Keep in mind that downloading uses data which might be charged by your internet provider.
I reached my data limit after downloading movies.
Pro Tip 3/3Save Location
Choose where to save the file on your device before or after you download it.
Download the document to your 'My Documents' folder.
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Video examples
Exploring Pluto's...
during the encounter is still being downloaded. And you're really trying to make sure you have everything on the ground before it gets wiped from the spacecraft, before it's gone from humanity forever. You want to make sure you have everything. The true exploration isn't something that normal people get to do, right.
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Watch the Total Solar...
they if you download this free app yeah they're collecting your stories from a cost across the country of what you're seeing in the wildlife around you could be ants or it could be Birds whatever whatever you're seeing and this will be used by scientists by behavioral ecologist to understand how wildlife
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
download porn because we now back to the world needs okay and I'm a little worried I just hope the air traffic controller are not on strike still I'm a little out of date what's in news because there's gonna be so many things flying in the stratosphere there the dirigible he's come up with that are
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5 ways to kill your...
So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil. With that, over three million people downloaded it,
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Wii remote hacks PIPE...
The software for this I've actually put on my website and have let people download it for free. In the three months this project has been public, it's been downloaded over half a million times. So teachers and students all around the world are already using this.
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Larry Smith: Why you...
"If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion, you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue the greatest fascination in your life," you hear it again and again, and then you decide not to do it. It doesn't matter how many times you download
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Forget shopping. Soon...
Music was once a very physical thing. You would have to go to the record shop and buy CDs, but now you can just download the music -- digital music -- directly to your phone. Fashion is also a very physical thing. And I wonder what our world will look like
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Is radiation dangerous?...
infrared, and visible light. At the higher end are ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays. Modern society is shaped by sending and detecting electromagnetic radiation. We might download an email to our phone via radio waves to open an image of an X-ray print,
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How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
Now that's just disrespectful. I wasn't even trying to hide it. But on top of all of these things, what was really the breaking point for me was that I had released a mixtape that I worked on the entire summer and it had only gotten 200 downloads.
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“What happened when we...
And it's done. She's renewed. Help turn the whisper into a roar by sharing this poem today. You can download the illustrated book for free at ed.ted.com/whisper
Video examples
Exploring Pluto's...
during the encounter is still being downloaded. And you're really trying to make sure you have everything on the ground before it gets wiped from the spacecraft, before it's gone from humanity forever. You want to make sure you have everything. The true exploration isn't something that normal people get to do, right.
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
they if you download this free app yeah they're collecting your stories from a cost across the country of what you're seeing in the wildlife around you could be ants or it could be Birds whatever whatever you're seeing and this will be used by scientists by behavioral ecologist to understand how wildlife
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
download porn because we now back to the world needs okay and I'm a little worried I just hope the air traffic controller are not on strike still I'm a little out of date what's in news because there's gonna be so many things flying in the stratosphere there the dirigible he's come up with that are
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
So when your life is going great, you have put together a great team, and you have growing revenue, and everything is set -- time to settle. When I launched my first book, I worked really, really hard to distribute it everywhere in Brazil. With that, over three million people downloaded it,
Video examples
Wii remote hacks PIPE...
The software for this I've actually put on my website and have let people download it for free. In the three months this project has been public, it's been downloaded over half a million times. So teachers and students all around the world are already using this.
Video examples
Larry Smith: Why you...
"If you want a great career, you have to pursue your passion, you have to pursue your dreams, you have to pursue the greatest fascination in your life," you hear it again and again, and then you decide not to do it. It doesn't matter how many times you download
Video examples
Forget shopping. Soon...
Music was once a very physical thing. You would have to go to the record shop and buy CDs, but now you can just download the music -- digital music -- directly to your phone. Fashion is also a very physical thing. And I wonder what our world will look like
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
infrared, and visible light. At the higher end are ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays. Modern society is shaped by sending and detecting electromagnetic radiation. We might download an email to our phone via radio waves to open an image of an X-ray print,
Video examples
How a "Hi Level" Mindset...
Now that's just disrespectful. I wasn't even trying to hide it. But on top of all of these things, what was really the breaking point for me was that I had released a mixtape that I worked on the entire summer and it had only gotten 200 downloads.
Video examples
“What happened when we...
And it's done. She's renewed. Help turn the whisper into a roar by sharing this poem today. You can download the illustrated book for free at ed.ted.com/whisper
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jorma Taccone
American Actor
Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download everything, it's also become amazingly easy to find new bands, because everyone can put their stuff online. Even if you can't find a record label, you can find these awesome bands, all over the world.
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Larry Gagosian
American Businessman
Good jazz has been a big part of my life as far as my interest in music, and... It's kind of weird now with music, the way technology is, with downloading and iPods and electronic distribution, and its kind of - you miss something, I think.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.
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Jeff Tweedy
American Musician
We live in a connected world now. Some find that frightening. If people are downloading our music, they're listening to it. The internet is like radio for us.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror.
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Kevin Parker
Australian Musician
Some of my most important musical experiences were from a burnt CD with songs my friend downloaded for me at a terrible digital quality.
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Pete Wentz
American Musician
Look: I download music illegally, if I really want it. But I always then buy the record - I support art.
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Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
Purchasing and downloading a book on to your e-reader won't necessarily protect it from disappearing.
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Peter Sunde
Swedish Businessman
Illegal downloading will exist forever - it can't be stopped, people don't want it to stop.
Quote examples
Jorma Taccone
American Actor
Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download everything, it's also become amazingly easy to find new bands, because everyone can put their stuff online. Even if you can't find a record label, you can find these awesome bands, all over the world.
Quote examples
Larry Gagosian
American Businessman
Good jazz has been a big part of my life as far as my interest in music, and... It's kind of weird now with music, the way technology is, with downloading and iPods and electronic distribution, and its kind of - you miss something, I think.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.
Quote examples
Gordon Smith
American Politician
A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.
Quote examples
Jeff Tweedy
American Musician
We live in a connected world now. Some find that frightening. If people are downloading our music, they're listening to it. The internet is like radio for us.
Quote examples
Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Even though I am a lifelong 'Doctor Who' fan, I've not played him since I was nine. I downloaded old scripts and practised those in front of the mirror.
Quote examples
Kevin Parker
Australian Musician
Some of my most important musical experiences were from a burnt CD with songs my friend downloaded for me at a terrible digital quality.
Quote examples
Pete Wentz
American Musician
Look: I download music illegally, if I really want it. But I always then buy the record - I support art.
Quote examples
Jonathan Zittrain
American Educator
Purchasing and downloading a book on to your e-reader won't necessarily protect it from disappearing.
Quote examples
Peter Sunde
Swedish Businessman
Illegal downloading will exist forever - it can't be stopped, people don't want it to stop.
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