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

"UK users will not be able to log in, view content, or upload images. Imgur content embedded on third-party sites will not display for UK users."

From BBC

Do we really want to incentivize vigilantes like YouTube copycat Skeet Hansen, seen in the documentary machinating and uploading his own stakeouts, pitiful farces of justice with the catchphrase “You’ve just been Skeeted”?

From Los Angeles Times

She eventually began to film the conversations, framing each one as a "date" and uploading it to YouTube.

From BBC

Two days before the deadly demonstration on 8 September, Ms Pandey, a 24-year-old environmental campaigner, uploaded a video showing a mining site in Chure, one of the most fragile mountain ranges in the region.

From BBC

Previously, when a musician uploaded their work to a streaming platform, the files tended to get compressed and lose some quality due to the encoding process.

From Los Angeles Times