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upload

[ uhp-lohd ]
/ ˈʌpˌloʊd /
Computers.
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verb (used with object)

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

noun

software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
the act or process of uploading.

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RELATED WORDS

transfer, sync, pass, connect, exchange, transmit, send

Nearby words

uplifter, uplifting, uplight, uplighter, uplink, upload, upmanship, upmarket, upmost, upolu, upon

Origin of upload

up- + load
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British Dictionary definitions for upload

upload

/ (ʌpˈləʊd) /

verb

(tr) to copy or transfer (data or a program) from one's own computer into the memory of another computerCompare download (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Science definitions for upload

upload

[ ŭp′lōd′ ]

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