upload

American  

[uhp-lohd] / ˈʌpˌloʊd /

verb (used with object)

1. to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.

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noun

1. software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.

2. the act or process of uploading.

upload British  

/ ʌpˈləʊd /

verb

1. (tr) to copy or transfer (data or a program) from one's own computer into the memory of another computer Compare download

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upload Scientific  

/ ŭp′lōd′ /

1. To transfer data or programs from one's own computer or digital device to a server or host computer.

2. Compare download

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Etymology

Origin of upload

up- + load

Example Sentences

Following a 2019 settlement between the FTC and YouTube's parent company Google, YouTube started requiring content creators to place labels on uploaded videos that were directed toward kids.

From BBC

With millions of posts uploaded every day, India's social media churns out a viral moment almost on cue.

From BBC

Early in his career, Mr Furie experimented with uploading his work to the nascent social web, where other users began to borrow, remix and reinvent his character.

From BBC

Without his knowing it, everything he sees and hears is uploaded to an unknown party, in an unknown place, as if he were a living pair of smart glasses.

From Los Angeles Times

BBC Verify used a reverse image search to find a copy of the video had been uploaded to YouTube in October 2020.

From BBC