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

There are no penalties in place for users or their families, but everyone in Australia who wants to use social media could have to submit to a fairly onerous series of age verifications—for instance, uploading a video selfie that will be analyzed by artificial intelligence. —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025

Still, the streaming service Deezer has disclosed that nearly a third of the music uploaded daily to its platform is AI-generated. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025

That process involved them uploading information including a photograph. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025

That image was removed from the Department of Justice's website shortly after the trove was uploaded, though it has since been restored following backlash. —Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

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