down·load / ˈdounˌlōd/ Comput. • v. [tr.] copy (data) from one computer system to another or to a disk. Compare with upload.• n. the act or process of copying data in such a way: [as adj.] a download and upload routine. ∎  a computer file transferred in such a way: a popular download from bulletin boards.DERIVATIVES: down·load·a·ble adj.

download To load downline, i.e. to send data from a central node in a network to a remote end-user's node.