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Definition of sideload verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
    Topics Computersc2
  2. 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.
    Topics Computersc2
  3. Word Origin1990s: from side + load, on the pattern of download and upload.
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