upload

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əpˈləʊd/
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/əpˈləʊd/ · /ˈʌpˌləʊd/ · /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ · /əpˈloʊd/

Definition of upload

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive, transitive)To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
    “You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.”
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verb

  1. (intransitive, transitive)To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
    “You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.”
  2. (Canada)To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.
    “Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario.”

noun

  1. Such a file transfer.

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Etymology

From up- + load.

Hooks

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