Urban Dictionary: sideload

To download a file, esp. an application, to a smartphone or other electronic device outside of the accepted or usual channels.

The app center says the eBay app isn't available yet for the new OS on my phone, so I had to sideload an earlier version from a Dropbox link I found.

by Eduardo Suave September 06, 2011

To upload or download information from the side of a PC, usually through a USB port.

I'm sideloading the music to my Zune

by Jerse47 March 01, 2009

To transfer content from one device to another, within a range of permitted devices. Often you need to do this within a certain time frame

If you haven't got time to watch that movie on your PS3 then just sideload it to your PSP and watch it on the train

by DJDK August 01, 2011

When something gets top heavy and tips over to the side.

Aaron and Jenny were banging on the conference table and then it got sideloaded and tipped over.