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

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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Jonathan Edge, from Liverpool, uploaded the unauthorised services onto the Amazon products at home and then sold them for them cash after advertising on Facebook.

From BBC

She claimed she had not uploaded her railcard to the app, but did prove she had bought one by showing the ticket inspector her receipt.

From BBC

He uploaded videos of someone Freya took to be Morrow.

From BBC

Footage uploaded to social media shows floodwaters causing chaos, knocking down bridges and dragging cars through the streets.

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