upload

verb

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
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The site officially launched a few months later, on Dec. 15, and there are now over a billion videos on YouTube with 20 million uploaded each day, the company says. Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 YouTube says that as of March 2025, more than 20 million videos are uploaded every single day, and that in 2024 users posted more than 100 million comments on videos, on average, every day. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025 In addition to the staggering 20 trillion-plus videos uploaded over 20 years, YouTube says that on average, there are over 20 million videos uploaded daily to YouTube (as of March 2025). Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025 Moments after the image of the two facing each other was uploaded, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele poked fun at their meeting. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upload

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upload was in 1977

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“Upload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upload. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

upload

verb
up·​load ˌəp-ˈlōd How to pronounce upload (audio)
ˈəp-ˌ
: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device

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