upvote

[uhp-voht]

verb (used with or without object)

upvoted, upvoting 

1. to cast a vote in support of (an online comment, article, etc.) by clicking on an arrow or other icon, usually affecting the post's rank or position on a website.

noun

1. such a favorable vote.

   One of my posts is getting lots of upvotes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upvote¹

First recorded in 2005–10; up ( def. ) + vote ( def. )

Example Sentences

As of March 5, “users who … upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies will begin to receive a warning.”

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The forum features a deluge of fan theories, which users can upvote and discuss as episodes air.

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The digital tickets are a way Amazon employees offer feedback; employees can upvote tickets filed by colleagues and add their own comments.

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Using the same digital message board a year later, an employee wrote another ticket on Nov. 29 asking other workers to “upvote” the file if they didn’t want the coffee program to end.

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Upvote this so it's what shows up when you search for "Art". from place “We learned from the original experiment that people online are naturally collaborative, that redditors are more creative than we are, and that Reddit is a place where great things blossom,” Le said in the blog post.

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