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
On Friday, the single was formally uploaded onto streaming services.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode, which lasts more than three hours and is on Spotify, was also uploaded to the show's YouTube channel.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Car designs are thrashed out virtually before being uploaded to a program which simulates airflow around them.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Forms 2848 are typically uploaded through the IRS Tax Professional system at IRS.gov, faxed over, or occasionally mailed to the CAF unit.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The episode, which lasts more than three hours and is on Spotify, was also uploaded to the show's YouTube channel.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Car designs are thrashed out virtually before being uploaded to a program which simulates airflow around them.
—Chris Hawes, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Forms 2848 are typically uploaded through the IRS Tax Professional system at IRS.gov, faxed over, or occasionally mailed to the CAF unit.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 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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