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upload

[ uhp-lohd ]
/ ˈʌpˌloʊd /
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verb (used with object)
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.
noun
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
the act or process of uploading.
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British Dictionary definitions for upload

upload
/ (ʌpˈləʊd) /

verb
(tr) to copy or transfer (data or a program) from one's own computer into the memory of another computerCompare download (def. 1)
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Scientific definitions for upload

upload
[ ŭplōd′ ]

To transfer data or programs from one's own computer or digital device to a server or host computer. Compare download.
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