upload
verb
up·load
(ˌ)əp-ˈlōd 
ˈəp-ˌlōd
ˈəp-ˌlōd
uploaded; uploading; uploads
: 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 investigation began in March 2025 when the Wallingford Police Department received a complaint from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicating that Aljobori had uploaded multiple images of child pornography to his personal Google Gmail account.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Ding stole more than 2,000 pages of confidential information containing Google’s AI trade secrets from the company’s network and uploaded them to his personal Google cloud account between May 2022 and April 2023, according to evidence presented at trial.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
As part of the claims process, those seeking to obtain unclaimed property will need to upload documents to support the claim.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Runners simply needed to log their miles on Strava—and upload the distances after each run—to try and win.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Ding stole more than 2,000 pages of confidential information containing Google’s AI trade secrets from the company’s network and uploaded them to his personal Google cloud account between May 2022 and April 2023, according to evidence presented at trial.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
As part of the claims process, those seeking to obtain unclaimed property will need to upload documents to support the claim.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Runners simply needed to log their miles on Strava—and upload the distances after each run—to try and win.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Upload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upload. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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upload
verb
up·load
ˌəp-ˈlōd
ˈəp-ˌ
: to transfer (information) from a computer to a remote computer or other device
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