upload
verb
up·load
(ˌ)əp-ˈlōd 
ˈəp-ˌlōd
ˈəp-ˌlōd
uploaded; uploading; uploads
: to transfer (something, such as data or files) from a computer or other digital device to the memory of another device (such as a larger or remote computer) especially via the Internet
Examples of upload in a Sentence
She uploaded the pictures from her digital camera to her computer.
upload files to the Internet
Recent Examples on the Web
The re-testing of the crime scene evidence developed the DNA profile that was uploaded to CODIS, leading to Jackson, Kavanaugh said.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 June 2024
In a now-viral video uploaded to TikTok, people can be heard in front of the stand observing the bear picking through items in the food station.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
Anstead said in a video uploaded to his Instagram account.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Here and there, random, low-res clips have been uploaded to YouTube and other video sites, like this excerpt from a Season Six episode that was framed as a documentary about the homicide unit:
But those are just a taste.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 June 2024
In a now-viral video uploaded to TikTok, people can be heard in front of the stand observing the bear picking through items in the food station.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
Anstead said in a video uploaded to his Instagram account.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
Here and there, random, low-res clips have been uploaded to YouTube and other video sites, like this excerpt from a Season Six episode that was framed as a documentary about the homicide unit:
But those are just a taste.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
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upload
verb
up·load
ˌəp-ˈlōd
ˈəp-ˌ
: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device
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