upload

[uhp-lohd]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.

Origin of upload

up- + load

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Related Words for upload

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

Examples from the Web for upload

Contemporary Examples of upload

The detectives located and spoke to one person whom Brinsley had asked to help him upload something.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours
Michael Daly
December 31, 2014
The Xbox One gives players the ability to upload clips of gameplay and record voiceover.
My Xbox One Won’t Let Me Swear
Alec Kubas-Meyer
December 8, 2013
Meet the newest ways to find a parking spot, make your kids do their chores, and upload beehive data.
The 15 Hottest New Apps at Dublin’s Web Summit
Tom Sykes
October 31, 2013
Years passed and I decided to upload a medley of these ragtime rock songs on YouTube, and that gained some traction.
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Kevin Fallon
September 11, 2013
In another, we upload our brains, convert them into software, and experience sublime adventures in virtual worlds.
It’s the End of the World but We’ll Be Fine
Nick Romeo
May 18, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for upload

upload

verb

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

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Word Origin and History for upload

by 1980, from up + load (v.). Related: Uploaded; uploading.

upload in Science

upload

[ŭp′lōd′]

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