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
Her campaign said the California Secretary of State’s Office had difficulty uploading it to the online portal because her campaign finance report is so long.
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Tong referenced an expose on CNN that revealed a network of websites and group chats on platforms like Telegram in which men uploaded videos of drugging and raping their wives and advised others how to do the same.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Deckinga himself uploaded pictures of himself partially nude in a vehicle.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Evidence from the killing of Cherie Bishop in 1991 and the rape of Donna Bell in 1993 was uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Thursday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Grace Hase, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Tong referenced an expose on CNN that revealed a network of websites and group chats on platforms like Telegram in which men uploaded videos of drugging and raping their wives and advised others how to do the same.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Deckinga himself uploaded pictures of himself partially nude in a vehicle.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Evidence from the killing of Cherie Bishop in 1991 and the rape of Donna Bell in 1993 was uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Thursday.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 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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