upload

verb
/əpˈləʊd/

Etymology

From up- + load.

  1. derived from *leyt-
  2. inherited from *laidō
  3. inherited from lād
  4. inherited from lode
  5. prefixed as upload — “up + load

Definitions

  1. 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. To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher…

    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.
  3. Such a file transfer.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for upload. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA