upload English · revision 10645

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1977|origins=en up|origins=en load}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: verb: UK /ʌpˈləʊd/, US /ʌpˈloʊd/; noun: UK /ˈʌp.ləʊd/, US /ˈʌp.loʊd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[up]] and [[load]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) as the opposite of [[download]].^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To transfer data or programs to another, usually central or remote, computer: 1977 in Merriam-Webster, by 1980 in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb arose with networked computing,^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) and there is also a noun, an upload, with the stress on the first syllable.^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1977 – to upload.^(MWU 2024)

+ * by 1980 – first record in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To transfer [[data]] or a program from one's own computer or device to another, usually remote, computer.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A file or data that is uploaded, or the act of uploading.^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[download]]

+ * [[load]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}