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upload

upload [noun]

a computer program or information that can be uploaded 

US /ˈʌp.loʊd/ 
UK /ˈʌp.ləʊd/ 
Example: 

tips on handling file uploads

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. upload2 /ˈʌpləʊd $ -loʊd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
information, computer programs etc that have been uploaded, or the process of uploading them OPP download:
tips on handling file uploads

THESAURUS
■ Actions when using a computer
start up/boot up to make a computer start working: I’m having problems starting up my computer.
log on/in to start using a computer system by typing your name and password: He logged on and read his emails.
click on something to press a button on a computer mouse to choose a program, file etc from the screen: When you click on the link, it sends you to the company’s website.
install to add new software to a computer so that the software is ready to be used: All users should install anti-virus software.
download to move information, pictures, or music from the Internet onto your computer: You can download MP3 files.
upload to move information, pictures, or music from your computer to a different computer across the Internet: Sites such as YouTube allow you to upload your own videos.
open to make a file or program ready to use: Open a new file and type in the information.
scroll up/down to move information on a computer screen up or down so that you can read it: Scroll down to read the questions and answers.
enter to type information into a computer: The program requires you to enter a password.
delete to remove information from a computer: I’ve deleted his email. | When you delete a file, it first gets moved to the recycle bin.
cut and paste to remove information from one place and put it in another place: Tutors are looking out for students who cut and paste their essays from the Internet.
save to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it: Make sure you save any work you do before you shut the computer down.
close to stop having a file or program ready to use: To close the window, click on the ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
log off/out to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions: I get an error message when I log off.
shut down to make a computer stop working: Employees should shut their computers down at the end of each day.
restart/reboot to make a computer start working again: Wait a few minutes before rebooting your computer.

 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noun   [ˈʌpləʊd]  ;   [ˈʌploʊd]  (computing)
data that has been moved to a larger computer system from a smaller one

Opp:  download 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

upload / ˈʌp.ləʊd /   / -loʊd / noun [ C ]

a computer program or information that can be uploaded

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

upload

[ʌ̱ploʊd]
 uploads, uploading, uploaded
 VERB: V n

 If you upload data, you transfer it to your computer or from your computer to another computer.

 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

upload

2up·load /ˈʌpˌloʊd/ noun, pl -loads [count] computers : a file, program, etc., that is uploaded
• a data upload

 

upload

upload [verb]

to copy or move programs or information to a larger computer system or to the internet

US /ʌpˈloʊd/ 
UK /ʌpˈləʊd/ 
Example: 

 

When you click on the link, it will upload the file.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

upload

I. upload1 /ʌpˈləʊd $ -ˈloʊd/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
if information, a computer program etc uploads, or if you upload it, you move it from a small computer to a computer network so that other people can see it or use it OPP download:
It might take a while for this to upload.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upload

 

up·load 7 f20 [upload uploads uploaded uploading] verb, noun

 

verb   [ˌʌpˈləʊd]  ;   [ˌʌpˈloʊd]  ~ sth (computing)
to move data to a larger computer system from a smaller one
Opp:  download
Verb forms:

 
Collocations:
Email and the Internet
Email
receive/get/open an email
write/send/answer/forward/delete an email
check/read/access your email
block/filter (out) junk/spam/unsolicited email
exchange email addresses
open/check your inbox
junk mail fills/floods/clogs your inbox
have/set up an email account
open/send/contain an attachment
sign up for/receive email alerts
Connecting to the Internet
use/access/log onto the Internet/the Web
go online/on the Internet
have a high-speed/dial-up/broadband/wireless (Internet) connection
access/connect to/locate the server
use/open/close/launch a/your web browser
browse/surf/search/scour the Internet/the Web
send/contain/spread/detect a (computer/email) virus
update your anti-virus software
install/use/configure a firewall
accept/enable/block/delete cookies
Using the Internet
visit/check a website/an Internet site/sb's blog
create/design/launch a website/social networking site
start/write/post/read a blog
update your blog/a website
be in/meet sb in/go into/enter an Internet chat room
download/upload music/software/a song/a podcast/a file/a copy of sth
share information/data/files
post a comment/message on a website/an online message board/a web forum/an internet chat room
stream video/audio/music/content over the Internet
join/participate in/visit/provide a (web-based/web/online/Internet/discussion) forum

generate/increase/monitor Internet traffic

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

upload / ʌpˈləʊd /   / -ˈloʊd / verb [ T ]

B1 to copy or move programs or information to a larger computer system or to the internet

→  Compare download verb

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

upload

[ʌ̱ploʊd]
 uploads, uploading, uploaded
 VERB: V n

 If you upload data, you transfer it to your computer or from your computer to another computer.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1up·load /ˌʌpˈloʊd/ verb -loads; -load·ed; -load·ing [+ obj] computers : to move or copy (a file, program, etc.) from a computer or device to a usually larger computer or computer network
• She uploaded the pictures from her digital camera to her computer.
upload files to the Internet
- compare download

 

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