different between copyright vs download

For Wiktionary's copyrights, see Wiktionary:Copyrights

English

Etymology

copy +? right

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?pi??a?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?pi??a?t/
• Hyphenation: copy?right

Noun

copyright (usually uncountable, plural copyrights)

1. (uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

   Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.

2. (countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.

   The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.

Derived terms

• copyright trap

Translations

Verb

copyright (third-person singular simple present copyrights, present participle copyrighting, simple past and past participle copyrighted)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
   • 2002, Spider-Man (film)

     J. J. Jameson: The Green Goblin. You like that? Made it up myself. These weirdos all gotta have a name now. Hoffman! Call the patent office, copyright the name "Green Goblin". I want a quarter every time somebody says it.

Derived terms

• copyrightable

Translations

See also

• copyfight
• copyleft
• copyright infringement
• exclusive right
• copywrong

Finnish

Noun

copyright

1. copyright

Declension

Synonyms

• tekijänoikeus

French

Etymology

From English copyright

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.pi.?ajt/

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

1. copyright

Italian

Etymology

From English copyright

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.pi?rajt/, /k?.pi?rajt/, (high-style, less-preferred) /?k?.pi.rajt/

Noun

copyright m (plural copyright)

1. copyright

Spanish

Noun

copyright m (plural copyrights)

1. copyright

English

Etymology

From down +? load.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, noun) IPA^(key): /?da?n?l??d/
• (Received Pronunciation, verb) IPA^(key): /?da?n?l??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?da?n?lo?d/

Noun

download (plural downloads)

1. A file transfer to the local computer.

   The download took longer than I expected.

2. A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.

   I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.

Derived terms

• DL, dl, d/l, D/L (abbreviation)

Antonyms

• upload

Descendants

Translations

Verb

download (third-person singular simple present downloads, present participle downloading, simple past and past participle downloaded)

1. (transitive, computing) To transfer data from a remote computer (server) to a local computer, usually via a network.

   Synonyms: copy, move, transfer

   Antonym: upload

2. (transitive, nonstandard) To upload; to copy a file from a local computer to a remote computer via a network.
3. (transitive, nonstandard) To transfer a file to or from removable media.

4. (transitive, nonstandard) To install software.

Synonyms

• DL, dl, d/l, D/L (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• downloader

Descendants

• ? Danish: downloade
• ? Dutch: downloaden
• ? German: downloaden; herunterladen (calque)
• ? Lao: ??????? (d?o l?t)
• ? Maltese: ddawnlowdja
• ? Thai: ????????? (daao-lòot)

Translations

Anagrams

• Woodland, woodland

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?u?n.lo?t/
• Hyphenation: down?load

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English download.

Noun

download m

1. download

Related terms

• downloaden

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

download

1. first-person singular present indicative of downloaden
2. imperative of downloaden

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English download.

Noun

download m (invariable)

1. (computing) download

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English download.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?daw??lowd??/

Noun

download m (plural downloads)

1. (computing) download (file transfer to the local computer)

   Synonym: descarregamento