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It's simply a matter of contextual disambiguation

Things my father has actually meant when he's said "download" that were evident based on context at the time:

  • Upload
  • Copy
  • Backup
  • Delete
  • Buy
  • Talk to
  • Print out
  • Send
  • Catch, clean, fillet, broil, and serve*
  • Download**

* Note 1: I may, in fact, have dreamt my father asking me to "download the fish."

** Note 2: Deprecated, apparently.

Posted on March 27, 2006 01:27 PM | | Disclaimer.

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