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Difference between copying and downloading

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brisago Posted messages 60 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
brisago Posted messages 60 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

Can someone please tell me the difference between downloading and copying?
Best regards.

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    Brook26 Posted messages 32 Status Member 7
     
    There isn't really a difference except that we use the term "copy" when we want to move a file, either on the computer or from a computer to a USB stick, but we use the term "download" when it comes to importing a file from the internet, like a video or a software... #aLittleLost O.o
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  2. jee pee Posted messages 31872 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 977
     
    Hello,

    Downloading is associated with the concept of distance; you go to retrieve a file from a server, often via the internet.

    Copying is more of a local action; you copy a file from directory A to directory B.

    But in some cases, the boundary can be blurry ;-)

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    1. brisago Posted messages 60 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Thank you. You have just drawn my attention to the word "distance" which is found in the word "download". It is of course the word "tele" which means at a distance.
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  3. brisago Posted messages 60 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    Thank you for the response.
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