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downloader

noun

Etymology

From download + -er.

  1. derived from *leyt-✻
  2. inherited from *laidō✻
  3. inherited from lād
  4. inherited from lode
  5. formed as download — “down- + load”
  6. suffixed as downloader — “download + er”

Definitions

  1. Someone who downloads files from the Internet.

  2. A computer program that assists with the downloading of files.

    • The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for downloader. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA