upload

[uhp-lohd]

up·load

[uhp-lohd]
verb (used with object) Computers.
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.

Origin:
up- + load
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Upload is always a great word to know.
So is routine. Does it mean:
a software program that allows users to find and read encoded documents in a form suitable for display, such as a Web browser
a complete set of coded instructions directing a computer to perform a series of operations
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upload (ʌpˈləʊd)
 
vb
(tr) Compare to copy or transfer (data or a program) from one's own computer into the memory of another computer

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Science Dictionary
upload   (ŭp'lōd')  Pronunciation Key 
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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upload definition


/uhp'lohd/ To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral "client" system to a larger or central "host" one.
Opposite: download.
[Jargon File]
(1994-10-27)

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