different between download vs sync

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

English

Alternative forms

• synch

Etymology

Clipping of synchronization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??k/
• Rhymes: -??k
• Homophone: sink

Noun

sync (usually uncountable, plural syncs)

1. (informal) Clipping of synchronization.
2. (informal) Harmony.
3. (informal, music) A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.

Translations

Verb

sync (third-person singular simple present syncs, present participle synching or syncing, simple past and past participle synched or synced)

1. (informal) To synchronize, especially in the senses of data synchronization, time synchronization, or synchronizing music with video.

2. (informal, computing) To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.

Translations

Derived terms

• in sync
• out of sync
• lip sync, lip-sync