downloading

down·load·ing
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US/ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/UK/daʊnˈləʊdɪŋ/

noun

The process by which something is downloaded.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of download
noundownloading (countable and uncountable, plural downloadings)

plural downloadings

  1. countableuncountableThe process by which something is downloaded.

    In late 1994, about two million copies had been downloaded, and the rate of new downloadings from the Internet was about 50,000 copies per month.

    2018, Donna J. Haraway, Thyrza Goodeve, Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium
Cite this entry
APA

downloading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloading

MLA

“downloading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downloading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloading.

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