sideload
verbEtymology From side + load, modelled on upload and download.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
- I'm going to sideload my computer's address book onto my mobile phone.
- When you sideload content onto your nook, you'll find the items in My Documents.2010, Jim Cheshire, Using Nook:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To install an app on a mobile device by using any app store that doesn't come preinstalled like Google Play or Apple App Store. Or installing an app from an installation package. (.apk/.ipa)
- Developer: I'm not paying 25$ to Google to put my free app on Google Play. User: I'm fine sideloading it from F-Droid. Thank you for the free app!
- Related terms
- jailbreak, closed platform