Upload vs. Download

Uploadverb

to transfer data or files from a peripheral or subordinate system to a larger or more central one; especially from a personal computer to an Internet server.

Uploadnoun

Such a file transfer.

Uploadverb

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

Uploadverb

transfer (data) from one computer to another, typically to one that is larger or remote from the user or functioning as a server

Uploadnoun

an act or process of uploading data

Uploadnoun

a file or set of files that has been uploaded

Upload

Uploading refers to transmitting data from one computer system to another through means of a network. Common methods of uploading include: uploading via web browsers, FTP clients], and terminals (SCP/SFTP).

Downloadnoun

A file transfer to the local computer.

Downloadnoun

A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.

Downloadverb

(transitive) To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network.

Downloadverb

to upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network.

Downloadverb

to transfer a file to or from removable media.

Downloadverb

to install software.

Downloadverb

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

Downloadverb

copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet

Downloadnoun

an act or process of downloading data

Downloadnoun

a file or set of files that has been downloaded

Download

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 uploading, where data is sent to a remote server.