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Upload has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Such a file transfer.

"I need to upload my project files before the deadline closes."

In plain English: An upload is a file you send from your device to another place like the internet.

"The video upload took much longer than expected."

Verb
1

transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location

"I need to upload my latest research data to the university server before the deadline."

2

To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.

"I need to upload my latest project files to our company's cloud server before the deadline expires."

In plain English: To upload means to send a file from your device to the internet so other people can see it.

"I need to upload my photos to the cloud so I can access them on my phone."

Usage: Use upload when sending files from your local device to a remote server or cloud storage. This is the opposite of download, which refers to retrieving data from that same remote location to your own device.

Example Sentences
"The video upload took much longer than expected." noun
"I need to upload my photos to the cloud so I can access them on my phone." verb
"I will upload my photos to the cloud tonight." verb
"The student uploaded her essay before the deadline." verb
"Please make sure you can upload files from your phone." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
download
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
transfer

Origin

The word upload combines the prefix up with the verb load to describe sending data from a local device to a remote server. It was formed by adapting existing English terms rather than being borrowed directly from another language.

Rhyming Words
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