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Download

Sometimes abbreviated as dl, download is a term used to describe the process of retrieving data from another computer, either over a network or modem. Each page you visit on the Internet you download to your computer first. The term download is often associated with downloading a software program from the Internet that can be installed and ran on your computer.
  • Additional help and information about how to download a file on the Internet can be found on document CH000505.
  • See document CH000839 for information about why a download may fail before being completed and what can be done.
  • See our download page for available downloads through Computer Hope.

Also see: Upload, Modem definitions, Network definitions

 

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