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

She uploads daily videos to her YouTube channel, cooking up recipes like shrimp gumbo casserole and peaches and cream muffins for her nearly 600,000 subscribers to feast on.

From Salon

The settlement, disclosed Tuesday, covers videos that Disney uploaded to YouTube that were not properly marked as children’s content.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage uploaded to social media shows a crowd gathering on the beach as police arrived at the scene.

From BBC

Google has an advantage due to YouTube’s huge video library, with more than 20 billion videos uploaded to its platform as of April.

From Los Angeles Times

A doctor has been struck off for assaulting a woman, making racist or derogatory comments and uploading an image of a patient's brain on his dating profile.

From BBC