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downloads

/ˈdaʊnloʊdz/

Meanings
noun
A file transfer to the local computer.

Examples :

"The download took longer than I expected."
computing internet technology electronics communication media

Related Words

Illustration removable

removable noun

/ɹɪˈmuːvəbəl/ /riˈmuːvəbəl/

Something that can be removed.

"The removable wallpaper was easy to take down. "

Illustration determine

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

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computer noun

/kəmˈpjuːtə/ /kəmˈpjutɚ/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"My uncle is a computer for our family; he's always calculating budgets and costs. "

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

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professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

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antivirus noun

/ˌæntiˈvaɪrəs/ /ˌæntaɪˈvaɪrəs/

A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

"My dad installed antivirus on our computer to protect it from harmful viruses. "

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research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

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download noun

/ˈdaʊnˌləʊd/ /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ /ˈdaʊnˌloʊd/

A file transfer to the local computer.

"The download took longer than I expected."

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transferred verb

/tɹænsˈfɜːd/

To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

"to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion"

Illustration purchase

purchase noun

/ˈpɜːtʃəs/ /ˈpɝtʃəs/

The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.

"They offer a free hamburger with the purchase of a drink."

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transfer noun

/ˈtɹænzfɜː/ /tɹænzˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹænsfɝ/ /tɹænsˈfɝ/

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

"The transfer of the student to a different class was announced in a school memo. "

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expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

To predict or believe that something will happen

"He never expected to be discovered."