ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Upload

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əpˈləʊd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Upload is a verb meaning (transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.

Meaning

(transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.

More Meanings

  1. (Canada) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.
  2. Such a file transfer.

Example Sentences

You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario.

Word Forms

Antonyms for upload

Common opposites include download.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include download, loader, reload, uplink, send, sending.

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