download vs install

download

verb
  • To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. 

  • Synonym of install: to load software forced. 

  • To load a gun (especially a muzzle-loader) with less propellant than its designed load. 

  • Synonym of copy: to transfer data to or from removable media. 

  • Synonym of upload: to send data from a given computer to a remote one. 

noun
  • A file transfer to a given computer or device from a remote one through a network connection. 

  • A file that has been or is intended to be transferred in this way. 

install

verb
  • To connect, set up or prepare something for use, often specifically (in Computing) to transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration. 

  • To admit formally into an office, rank or position. 

  • To establish or settle in. 

noun
  • An installation. (Usage originated as a truncated form of the word installation.) 

  • Installer. A software utility that installs an application. 

How often have the words download and install occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )