upload

[ uhp-lohd ]

/ ˈʌpˌloʊd /

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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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Origin of upload

up- + load

Words nearby upload

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

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How to use upload in a sentence

Others have had difficulties submitting documents either in person or via web upload.
Logging in to get kicked out: Inside America’s virtual eviction crisis|Eileen Guo|December 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Those tend to be small files, but what’s maybe most important here, virtually all of your Photos uploads will now count against those 15 GB as well.
Come June 1, 2021, all of your new photos will count against your free Google storage|Frederic Lardinois|November 11, 2020|TechCrunch
According to Friedman, the upload in question was actually of GitHub Enterprise Server, not the GitHub website itself.
GitHub’s source code was leaked on GitHub last night… sort of|Jim Salter|November 5, 2020|Ars Technica
The service is scheduled to shut down worldwide in October, and last week Google turned off music uploads for everyone.
YouTube Music drops monthly fee for Chromecast support|Ron Amadeo|October 5, 2020|Ars Technica

John Bohannon, Primer’s head of science, got in touch to say that the problem was not that Primer’s tool didn’t work, it’s that the lab environment restricted text uploads to 50,000 characters.
Can an A.I. hedge fund beat the market?|Jeremy Kahn|August 25, 2020|Fortune
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|DAILY BEAST
Some people upload content to Facebook for the perpetual online access it provides.
Porn Stars Want to Know: Why Did Facebook Delete Me?|Aurora Snow|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Years passed and I decided to upload a medley of these ragtime rock songs on YouTube, and that gained some traction.
Doo-Wop ‘We Can’t Stop’: Behind the Ridiculously Good Miley Cyrus Cover|Kevin Fallon|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

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)

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Scientific 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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