To transfer (data or a program) from a central computer or website to a peripheral computer or device, To download data or a program, transitive verb_ To transfer (computer data, especially as one or more files) from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network, nonstandard to transfer a file to or from removable media, nonstandard to install software, verb_ transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location, noun_ An instance of downloading data or a program, A file that has been downloaded, A file transfer to the local computer, especially one in progress