Uploading and downloading

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For other uses, see upload (disambiguation) and download (disambiguation).

See [Uploading images] for information about uploading images to Wikipedia.

Uploading and downloading are related terms used to describe the transfer of electronic data between two computers or similar systems. Their primary usage is as a verb: to upload is to send data from a local system to some remote system, such as a website, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, or other similar systems. To download is to receive data from a remote system.

In general use, the terms do not refer to the basic communication required for the operation of the software including connecting to an FTP server or requesting and receiving data displayed in a web browser. Instead, they are reserved for the specific and intentional act of transferring a file.

By extension, the terms can be used as nouns. In this context, an upload is any file that has been uploaded, particularly if it is awaiting the recipient's attention. A download is any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded.

Similar, but less commonly used, the transfer of data from one remote computer to another is called sideloading.

Jargon

In corporate jargon, download can refer to any transfer of information, especially summarized information, analogous to a briefing. Downloading can be accessible from many websites and possible downloads range from games-music.

See also

• Download manager
• FTP
• Peer-to-peer
• Torrent

External links

• [-Upload and email 1 giga]

 

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