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

The two chapters on machine realism, for instance, reference his and Kate Crawford’s viral 2019 project ImageNet Roulette, which invited users to upload images of themselves that ImageNet would then label. —Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026

Right now, there’s no clear federal rule requiring automakers to disclose how that data is stored, shared or deleted, so some advocates warn it could be uploaded to company servers and shared with third parties. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026

Microhouse Films will have no subscription fee and require no fee to upload or host content. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026

These businesses are popular with amateur photographers who started with smartphones and who can simply edit an image and upload it to the site. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

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