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
In 2019, a 16-year-old student in São Paulo, Brazil, came across the snippet and uploaded it to YouTube and several Reddit communities, which helped the search go viral.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
In the post, Jeter uploaded photos of him from the day, including various shots of commentating and another of him posing with the trophy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
After the ballots are encrypted and uploaded into the space station’s on-board computer system, they are routed through a tracking and data relay satellite to a ground antenna at the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet the results of a recent Ookla report, which analyzed the download speeds, upload speeds and latency for Wi-Fi and mobile data for over 50 of the world’s busiest airports, revealed the United States is falling behind in mobile speeds compared to the rest of the world.
—Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
In the post, Jeter uploaded photos of him from the day, including various shots of commentating and another of him posing with the trophy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
After the ballots are encrypted and uploaded into the space station’s on-board computer system, they are routed through a tracking and data relay satellite to a ground antenna at the NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Yet the results of a recent Ookla report, which analyzed the download speeds, upload speeds and latency for Wi-Fi and mobile data for over 50 of the world’s busiest airports, revealed the United States is falling behind in mobile speeds compared to the rest of the world.
—Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 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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