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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>download</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="down.html" title="down"/><link rel="next" href="DP.html" title="DP"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">download</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="down.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="DP.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="download"/><dt xmlns="" id="download"><b>download</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> To transfer data or (esp.) code from a far-away system (especially
a larger <span class="firstterm">host</span> system) over a digital
communications link to a nearby system (especially a smaller <span class="firstterm">client</span> system. Oppose
<a href="../U/upload.html"><i class="glossterm">upload</i></a>.</p></dd><dd><p>Historical use of these terms was at one time associated with
transfers from large timesharing machines to PCs or peripherals (download)
and vice-versa (upload). The modern usage relative to the speaker (rather
than as an indicator of the size and role of the machines) evolved as
machine categories lost most of their former functional importance.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="down.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../D.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="DP.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">down </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DP</td></tr></table></div></body></html>