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Downloading is copying data (usually an entire file)
from a main source (another computer to a peripheral
device (hard drive, CD-rom, etc.)
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Often described as the process of copying a file from
an online source to your own personal computer.
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Downloading can also refer to copying a file from
a network file server to a computer on the network
(i.e. from a co-worker's computer to your own).
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The opposite of download is upload, which means to
copy a file from your own computer to another computer.
