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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Unfortunately for robotics, there seems to be no reason why people would upload a bunch of sensory input and corresponding action pairs.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
The genetic sequence of the virus was uploaded to Genbank, a sequence database run by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 May 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
The genetic sequence of the virus was uploaded to Genbank, a sequence database run by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for upload
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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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