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to upload

to upload

179 3.2
To send a file from your computer to the internet or a server
  • verb
  • /ˈʌpˌloʊd/
translation icon : subir
  • Online resources like YouTube.com offer possibilities for teachers to create and upload videos that demonstrate these mechanics.
  • upload files
  • upload data
  • upload videos

Those are the bulk of what I've been uploading and releasing.

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Examples

  • Once a creation is complete, it can be uploaded to the gallery or emailed to someone.

    Academic text (2009)

  • People really come and upload their data to our website.

  • Well, no, not quite like that, but we are going to upload new software soon.

    Vanity Fair

  • Then I just save it and I upload it on Instagram.

  • The authors hired a student to search and upload articles to the private group.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Some companies now allow consumers to upload their 3-D models, which are then printed and shipped.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Users create projects using downloaded software, then upload their projects to the Scratch website for sharing.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Heath High School Library uploaded videos related to a library event.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The segmented map is converted into the necessary data structures and uploaded into the Building Database.

    Academic text (2010)

  • You can easily upload your photos to the cloud for safe storage.

Synonyms

to Dropbox
vsto upload
  • Texting
3.8

Put files into an online folder so others can open them

is the general action of sending files from a local device to a server
to FTP
vsto upload
  • Specialized
5.5

To send files from one computer to another over a network

is a one-way send from a local device to a central server without protocol focus

Antonyms

to download
  • Texting
384 2.4

To save a file from the internet onto your computer or phone

How Shared

to publish
∞ 3.3
to Dropbox
  • Texting
3.8
to upload
179 3.2
to save
  • Specialized
211 1.3
to keep
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

upload infinitive
uploaded past
uploaded past participle
uploading present participle
uploads third person singular

Morphology

upload = load (transparent) = up + load

The verb is a straightforward prefixation of 'up' + 'load' used metaphorically in computing to mean transferring data from a local device to a remote system.

Etymology

Upload combines up ('up') and load ('to put a weight or thing'). Think of lifting a box onto a high shelf: you move the 'load' up to a bigger place, so to upload is to send a file from your device up to the internet or a server.