sideload
verb/ˈsaɪdləʊd/
/ˈsaɪdləʊd/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sideload | /ˈsaɪdləʊd/ /ˈsaɪdləʊd/ |
| he / she / it sideloads | /ˈsaɪdləʊdz/ /ˈsaɪdləʊdz/ |
| past simple sideloaded | /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪd/ /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle sideloaded | /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪd/ /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form sideloading | /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪdləʊdɪŋ/ |
- sideload something to install software from a source that is not an official one
- When you sideload an app from an unknown developer, there is inevitably a security risk.
- sideload something to copy data directly from one device to another, typically via a USB cable or a wireless connection
- Try connecting your phone to your PC and then sideloading the file.
Word Origin1990s: from side + load, on the pattern of download and upload.
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