downloads

Files you fetch

Downloads are files transferred from a remote server to a local device, or the act of transferring them: My downloads folder is full of PDFs.

The term covers music, software, documents, videos—anything pulled from the internet or network.

As a verb form, downloads describes this retrieval: The app downloads updates automatically.

Download speed measures how fast data arrives.

software

applications

Practical uses or requests

  • appsMobile software, briefly
  • programsCoded instructions for computers
  • updatesNewly provided information

installers · patches · drivers · utilities · plugins · extensions · freeware · shareware · firmware · toolkits

files

documents

Formal written records

  • pdfFixed-layout file format
  • archiveStored historical records
  • zipToothed sliding fastener

attachment · spreadsheet · presentation · template · report · manual · image · folder · format · export

media

streaming

Real-time digital delivery

  • playlistArranged media collection
  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • mp3Compressed audio encoding

video · podcast · audiobook · ebook · track · episode · clip · trailer · film · show

speed

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

  • MbpsMegabits per second
  • GbpsData transmission speed unit
  • throughputProcessing rate over time

latency · fiber · broadband · connection · buffering · throttling · progress · queue · pause · resume

security

malware

Harmful computer programs

ransomware · phishing · safe · verified · untrusted · quarantine · scan · threat · infected · suspicious

Categories
Opposites
data transfer direction

downloadsuploads

Sends files remotely

upload · uploading · sending · streaming · transmitting

digital content action

downloadsdeletes

Removes stored information

deletions · uninstalls · removes · erases · purges

Phrases
Family

download, downloaded, downloading, downloadable, downloader

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G