Are unused CSS images downloaded?

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Published on 2010-03-07T16:10:16Z Indexed on 2010/06/02 3:53 UTC
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Are unused CSS images downloaded by the browser or ignored?

Eg. in CSS rules which don't match any elements.

.nothingHasThisClass{background:url(hugefile.png);}

Or would this be browser-dependant?

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