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

Clips from tonight’s episode will be uploaded to the show’s official YouTube channel later this evening. —Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

According to Millward, volunteers have so far uploaded more than 25,000 photographs and videos from Smithsonian museums to a temporary storage site. —Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025

In April 2025, someone uploaded their genetic profile to the Family Tree DNA database, allowing investigators to look more into the unidentified woman’s family tree. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025

YouTube allowed anybody to upload videos up to ten minutes in length for free. —ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 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