upload(verb)

transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location

upload(verb)ˈʌpˌloʊd

≠ download

I uploaded the pictures onto the web.

upload(noun)ˈʌpˌloʊd

data that has been uploaded

upload(Noun)

Such a file transfer.

upload(Verb)

to transfer data or files from a peripheral or subordinate system to a larger or more central one; especially from a personal computer to an Internet server.

You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.

upload

1. [techspeak] To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a system near you (especially a smaller or peripheral client system) to one further away from you (especially a larger or central host system). A transfer in the other direction is, of course, called a download 2. [speculatively] To move the essential patterns and algorithms that make up one's mind from one's brain into a computer. Those who are convinced that such patterns and algorithms capture the complete essence of the self view this prospect with pleasant anticipation.