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
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
By uploading documents to an AI platform, the documents end up in a public domain and are no longer confidential.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The newest one had been uploaded just hours earlier, and Louise, despite herself, searched for her face in the background.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In February, a Pokémon content creator who goes by PokeDean uploaded a YouTube video showing his home in disarray.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
By uploading documents to an AI platform, the documents end up in a public domain and are no longer confidential.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
The newest one had been uploaded just hours earlier, and Louise, despite herself, searched for her face in the background.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In February, a Pokémon content creator who goes by PokeDean uploaded a YouTube video showing his home in disarray.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for upload
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“Upload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upload. Accessed 5 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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