upload

[uhp-lohd]

verb (used with object)

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

noun

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

2. the act or process of uploading.

upload

/ 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

upload

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

2. Compare download

Word History and Origins

Origin of upload¹

up- + load

Example Sentences

When I was harassed, the adult men, seemingly in their early 20s, chose to use the trend to mock disability - perhaps to set apart their upload.

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Deezer said there has not only been a surge in AI-generated content being uploaded to its platform, but it is finding listeners as well.

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Deezer said there has not only been a surge in AI-generated content being uploaded to its platform, but it is finding listeners.

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A Navy spokesperson told The Times that it was “mistakenly uploaded.”

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The final of BBC One's The Celebrity Traitors was uploaded in error by overseas broadcasters before it was due to be shown in the UK on Thursday, the BBC has confirmed.

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