Definition
The term
downloading is distinguished from the related concept of
streaming,
which indicates the receiving of data that is used near immediately as
it is received, while the transmission is still in progress and which
may not be stored long-term, whereas in a process described using the
term
downloading, this would imply that the data is only usable
when it has been received in its entirety. Increasingly, websites that
offer streaming media or media displayed in-browser, such as
YouTube,
and which place restrictions on the ability of users to save these
materials to their computers after they have been received, say that
downloading is not permitted. In this context,
download implies specifically "receive and save" instead of simply "receive". However, it is also important to note that
downloading
is not the same as "transferring" (i.e., sending/receiving data between
two storage devices would be a transferral of data, but receiving data
from the Internet would be considered a
download).
See also
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