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🥄 A volume unit ⬇️ To download
to dl

to dl

9.9
To get a file from the internet onto your computer
  • verb
  • Texting
translation icon : descargar
  • Please dl the latest version of the software from the website.

So then for you as a kid, you downloaded your dad's program.

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Examples

  • Make sure you dl the file before the meeting starts.

  • He told me to dl the new game as soon as it was available.

  • So we're going to download the Genesis Framework.

  • We're going to start with Android, which I'll download via the Google Drive link.

  • OK, so once you download, go ahead unzip it.

  • OK, So what they did is they downloaded Google Trends data on it.

  • And if we just enter, it'll download and execute the file.

  • So then for you as a kid, you downloaded your dad's program.

    Liam Tuffs

  • She will tell you she downloaded the a dating app.

    André Duqum

Synonyms

to download
vsto dl
  • Texting
384 2.4

To save a file from the internet onto your computer or phone

is the informal, abbreviated form used in chat or technical messages

Surface Forms

dl infinitive
downloaded past
downloaded past participle
downloading present participle
dls third person singular

Morphology

dl = download (transparent) = d + l

The verb 'dl' is a straightforward informal clipping/abbreviation of 'download', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base verb.

Etymology

Dl is a short form used in chat and tech messages for download, which breaks into down and load, and load means 'to carry'. So dl simply means to get a file from the internet, as in 'I'll dl the update'.