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Sometimes abbreviated as dl, download is a term used to describe the process of copying data from another computer, either over a network or modem. For example, each time you visit a page on the Internet, you download it to your computer. The term download is often associated with pictures, songs, videos, and programs. For example, downloading a video from YouTube so that you can save it to your hard drive.

DL is also chat slang for down low. For example, "Keep it on the dl."

Also see: Bittorrent, Buffer, Chat slang, Data transfer, Downstream, Drive-by download, Internet terms, Modem terms, Network terms, Receive, Streaming, Upload