Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
upload
v 1: transfer a file or program to a central computer from a
smaller computer or a computer at a remote location [ant:
download]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
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.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
upload
/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)