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Definition: Upload |
UploadVerb1. Transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Upload /uhp'lohd/ v. 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. Source: Jargon File. |
Physics | Load acting vertically upwards. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The terms upload and download often create confusion, as their definition depends on the context.To download is computer jargon meaning to transfer information (usually one or more files) from a server to a client. In a peer-to-peer or file_sharing environment, download often refers to a transfer to your local computer.
A transfer in the reverse direction is called an upload. In a peer-to-peer environment, upload often refers to a transfer from your local computer.
As a noun, a download is the information transferred or the act of transferring it.
In normal usage, a file is typically uploaded or copied to a server once and subsequently downloaded many times by many clients.
In some circumstances, either machine might be considered the "server" or the "client". Generally, the server is the larger computer, to which many smaller clients connect. An exception is used when talking about data transfers between space vehicles and ground stations; in this case, every transfer from the space vehicle is a download, while every transfer to it is an upload.
In surfing the World Wide Web the term downloading usually is not used for simply bringing up a web page, but rather for transferring a larger file and/or directly saving it. In a network, the term downloading usually is not used for copying files from one network device to another even if one computer is acting as a host. (See copy.)
See also : FTP, P2P, Download manager
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Uploading and downloading."
| Antonym: download (v). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Upload |
| Specialty definitions using "upload": crossload ♦ lamer, leech mode ♦ NMU, Non-Maintainer Upload ♦ ratio site ♦ V.90. (references) |
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| "Cockroach Image 11" by Tinder . Commentary: "First of many I plan to upload, Enjoy!." | "1965 VW Kharmann Ghia" by Aaron Gardner Commentary: "Such a rare car, beautiful... Got a few more pics of it which I might upload soon. (this photo has been updated to original 1600x1200, file size is a bit bigger and the photo is a bit more dirty when viewed close up... but hey, chrommmmmmme ;))." |
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| "Upload" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 40.00% of the time. "Upload" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 40% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (singular) | 40% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 20% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
upload | 357 | photo print upload | 25 |
picture upload | 215 | free image upload | 25 |
file upload | 119 | file php upload | 24 |
free picture upload | 118 | song upload | 24 |
speed test upload | 111 | upload web page | 22 |
upload music | 108 | upload and picture and web site | 22 |
upload photo | 103 | upload picture to web | 21 |
ftp upload | 90 | emule no upload | 21 |
upload photo free | 75 | free music upload | 20 |
3g upload | 56 | upload digital photo | 20 |
image to upload | 56 | upload site | 19 |
asp upload | 55 | upload video | 19 |
mp3 upload | 49 | sat upload | 19 |
upload free | 47 | emule sans upload | 18 |
asp file upload | 46 | personal picture upload | 18 |
test upload | 42 | upload file free | 18 |
speed upload | 40 | picture server upload | 18 |
upload pic | 29 | upload digital picture | 18 |
php upload | 27 | upload web site | 18 |
center upload | 27 | album digital photo upload | 17 |
center slovak upload | 17 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "upload"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 向上作用的负载. (various references) | |
Danish | lodret belastning. (various references) | |
Dutch | uploaden (uploading). (various references) | |
Esperanto | suprenŝarĝi. (various references) | |
Finnish | pystysuora kuorma, lataus päätteeltä keskuskoneeseen (uploading). (various references) | |
French | télécharger, téléchargement (uploading). (various references) | |
German | laden (boot, boot up, bootstrap, boutique, burden, charge, download, downloading, invite, joint, load, load up, loading, outfit, shop, show, shutter, store, summon, take on, to bootstrap, to download), Hinaufladen (uploading), aufladen (boost, burden, burden with, charge, load, load down with, load on, load up, recharge, saddle with, supercharge, to load up). (various references) | |
Greek | φόρτιση προς τα άνω. (various references) | |
Italian | telecaricamento (uploading), carico verticale ascendente, caricare (accuse, burden, cargo, charge, download, fill, freight, Lade, load, load up, prime, strech, tackle, take on, weigh down, weight, wind up). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | アッピア街道 (adenoid, Adenovirus, Adidas, appendicitis, Appian Way, Apple, apple pie, applique, Athens, attention, attention value, attest, carton, dubbing, goodbye, style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation, up, up down, up style, up sweep, up to date, update, upright, upright piano). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | アップロード . (various references) | |
Korean | 올려주기. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oaduplay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | recobrar (regain, retrieve), mandar um arquivo no computador, carga vertical ascendente. (various references) | |
Russian | загружать (download, inswap, swap, swop). (various references) | |
Spanish | telecarga (uploading), subir archivos, subir (advance, arise, ascend, bump up, carry up, climb, come up, get into, get up, go up, lift, move up, raise, rise, step up, take up, walk up), inspirar (carry away, embolden, inspire, prompt), edificar (build, construct, edify, erect, establish, found, improve, raise), cargar (buck, burden, carry, charge, charging, encumber, enwrap, fall on, Lade, load, load down, load up, pack, pile up, plough, plow, Stoke, take on, weight), carga vertical ascendente, carga por teletratamiento (uploading). (various references) | |
Swedish | ladda upp. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "upload": uploaded, uploading, uploads. (additional references) | |
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"Upload" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Apolda, pulao, pulod, uloa. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-l-o-p-u" | |
-1 letter: aloud. | |
-2 letters: apod, auld, dopa, dual, laud, load, loud, loup, opal, plod, pula, updo. | |
-3 letters: ado, alp, dal, dap, dol, duo, dup, lad, lap, lop, old, oud, pad, pal, pod, pol, pud, pul, udo, upo. | |
-4 letters: ad, al, do, la, lo, od, op, pa, up. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-l-o-p-u" | |
+1 letter: poulard, poundal, uploads. | |
+2 letters: cupolaed, pauldron, poularde, poulards, poundals, uploaded, uropodal. | |
+3 letters: aneuploid, copulated, outleaped, outplayed, palladous, pauldrons, populated, poulardes, uploading. | |
+4 letters: aneuploids, aneuploidy, audiophile, cloudscape, depopulate, deutoplasm, duplicator, outplanned, plasmodium, playground, postulated, procedural, quadrupole, sporulated. | |
+5 letters: audiophiles, cloudscapes, depopulated, depopulates, deutoplasms, diadelphous, doublespeak, duplication, duplicators, loudspeaker, operculated, outsparkled, playgrounds, polyandrous, popularised, popularized, procedurals, promulgated, pseudopodal, quadrupoles, repopulated, unadoptable, unpolarized. | |
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