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upload

verb

  1. to transfer data
L1240 on Wikidata ↗

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L2162 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌpˌləʊd/ / /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ / /əpˈləʊd/ / /əpˈloʊd/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English load English upload From up- + load.

  1. Such a file transfer.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English up- English load English upload From up- + load.

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

    “You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.”

  2. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.

    “Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario.”