Glossary:

Download

To download or downloading is the process of retrieving a file from a distant server computer to a client computer.

Typically this refers to receiving a file or data from a remote destination via the Internet.

Download corresponds to receiving information.  Upload is the opposite of download.

Most internet connections have a larger bandwidth for downloading as compared to uploading.  This is because the majority of internet users spend more time viewing information (downloading) than sending information (uploading).