downloader

Data retrieval program

A downloader is a person or program that downloads files from the internet or a network.

The term most often refers to software designed for retrieving content: a YouTube downloader, a torrent downloader.

It can also describe someone who downloads, sometimes with implications of piracy: The music industry sued individual downloaders.

software

application

Formal request document

  • programPlanned sequence of actions
  • utilityFunctional worth or purpose
  • clientOne who hires professionals

manager · installer · browser · extension · plugin · accelerator · freeware · shareware · open-source · update

transfer

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

leech · peer · throttle · limit · queue · resume · pause · progress · megabyte · gigabyte

files

torrent

Violent rushing flow

  • mp3Compressed audio encoding
  • videoRecorded moving imagery
  • ebookDownloadable text file

pdf · document · zip · iso · exe · codec · filetype · compression · archive · media

piracy

torrent

Violent rushing flow

cracked · warez · bootleg · counterfeit · DMCA · lawsuit · prosecution · fine · VPN · anonymity

Categories
Opposites
data transfer direction

downloaderuploader

One who transmits files

sender · broadcaster · transmitter · sharer · distributor

content creation/consumption role

downloaderuploader

One who transmits files

content creator · publisher · producer · contributor · originator

Phrases
Family

download, downloads, downloaded, downloading, downloadable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G