Also means
download
Usage Note
Descarga covers a wide range of 'release' senses: an electrical discharge (descarga eléctrica), firing of a weapon (descarga cerrada), and in modern usage a digital download (descarga gratuita = free download). The related verb is descargar, used for both unloading and downloading.
Examples
"La descarga del archivo tardó varios minutos."
Natural Translation
The file download took several minutes.
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