Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sideload

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: side-load
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.

Transitive verb

verb

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)

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"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!"

Etymology

From side + load, modelled on upload and download.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

sideloads (present, singular) sideloading (participle, present) sideloaded (participle, past) sideloaded (past)

Phrases

closed platform

Frequently Paired Words

jailbreak closed platform

Questions

What does sideload mean?: To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
Where does sideload come from?: From side + load, modelled on upload and download.

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