downloading, in the chair lift sense

[Melanie Archer]

>From:    Philip Trauring <philip at CS.BRANDEIS.EDU>
>
>The only definition I've been able to find for downloading, is the
>computer sense. Is this sense in any dictionary? I still haven't been
>able to track down a reasonably priced OED, so I can't check the OED.
>

Like Dave Hause, I find only computer-related usages in the OED; the
earliest-dated supporting quotation is for a noun form ("Changes at this
stage are readily achieved by a simple process of re-edit, assemble and
download."  Scientific American, 1977)

>p.s. Someone from the list did contact me previously about a compact
>edition of the OED, but my e-mail got corrupted and I lost the e-mail
>before I could respond. If that person reads this, please get back in
>touch.

You might try the Oxford University Press Web sites:
http://oup-usa.org/intl/globe.html

Enjoy,
</mja>
Melanie Archer