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

/ ŭp′lōd′ /

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- none + load none

Example Sentences

Logan Paul built a worldwide following as an internet celebrity by uploading short video clips, first to the now-closed platform Vine, and then on YouTube.

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Sergey from the Russian city of St Petersburg has built a name for himself, uploading videos that explain how to write software since he was five.

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If you do capture any good meteor pictures, you can upload them to BBC Weather Watchers and we might use them in our broadcasts.

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The following day I went to my local police station to give a statement and was asked to upload the taped recording onto the Metropolitan Police’s system.

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More than 130 videos and 22 images were uploaded by Le Gresley, who the court heard had been an archivist, cataloguing and distributing some of the footage.

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