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VERB (1)

1. transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location; 



Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003):

download
 vt.

   To transfer data or (esp.) code from a far-away system (especially a
   larger host system) over a digital communications link to a nearby
   system (especially a smaller client system. Oppose upload.

   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.