upload

verb

up·​load (ˌ)əp-ˈlōd  ˈəp-ˌlōd 

uploaded; uploading; uploads

transitive verb

: 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

That testy exchange — and the entire news conference — can be found on the Facebook page for Los Angeles County government, which has uploaded more than two dozen wildfire media briefings since the Palisades and Eaton fires broke out. —David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025

The plant was first observed in March of 2024, by a park volunteer, who uploaded the unknown species to the community science app, iNaturalist. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

Apple automatically ports iPhone and iPad apps to the Vision Pro when they’re uploaded, but companies can decline. —Kif Leswing, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025

Yet an update on Jan. 28 adjusted the total contract value to $8 million -- the same day the DOGE site uploaded the contract as an $8 billion saving. —Andre Tartar Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for upload

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad

Kids Definition

upload

verb

up·​load ˌəp-ˈlōd 

ˈəp-ˌ

: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device