>>>I don't see the "upload" and "download" so straight forward in English either. For example, I have a Pocket PC application that works with VFP application. The two programs communicate via XML files send back and forth. But I never know if when sending the XML from PC to Pocket PC I should refer to it as download or upload; and the other way around. I like the answer from Michel Levy; "transfer" with the explicit description of from or to sounds very good in English too.
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>>The upload is usually being referenced towards to most important entity. So, if from a PC to a server, an upload terminology, from most persons, seems to be the ovious term to use. But, in your example, yes, I agree. It is not so
>evident to determine the proper term.
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>IMHO the term convention for upload or download should be as following. It does not matter if it is a PC, server, whatever and/or which way the data goes. All should depend on if you are using "to" or "from". That is, the "download" should go with "from." And the "upload" should go with "to." For example, you would "download from" a PC, or "download from" server or "download from Pocket PC" and "upload to" a PC, server, Pocket PC, etc. If everybody will adopt my convention there won't be any confusion :).


> That is, the "download" should go with from
> And the "upload" should go with "to."

Dunno - but it seems to me that both download and upload have a 'source' and a 'destination'

What about- I'll download it to my pc