download vs refer

download

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

  • Synonym of install: to load software forced. 

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

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

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

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. 

refer

verb
  • To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere. 

  • To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object. 

  • To mention (something); to direct attention (to something) 

  • To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to. 

  • To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation. 

  • Required to resit an examination. 

  • To be referential to another element in a sentence. 

  • To direct the attention of (someone toward something) 

noun
  • A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number. 

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