upload
verb (upload, uploads, uploaded, uploading); noun (an upload, uploads)
Everyday
- (verb) To send a file, photo or video from your device to the internet or to another computer. tree →
- (noun) A file that has been uploaded, or the act of uploading. tree →
In the lessons
In computing lessons upload is the opposite of download: download brings things to your device, upload sends them away. Online safety lessons teach to think before you upload: photos and posts can stay online for ever and strangers might see them. Teachers ask pupils to upload homework to a class website. Phrases: upload a photo, upload to the cloud, upload speed.
Examples
- Upload your homework to the class page by Friday. tree →
- The video is still uploading. tree →
- Ask a parent before you upload a photo of yourself. tree →
- Once you upload something, it can be hard to delete. tree →
- My upload speed is much slower than my download speed. tree →
- She uploaded her drawing to the art competition website. tree →
Note
Past: uploaded. Opposite: download. Safety: never upload your address, school name or private photos; once online, copies may stay for ever. In maths: upload time = file size ÷ upload speed.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «upload» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «upload» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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