different between upload vs uploading

English

Etymology

From up- +? load.

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?l??d/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /??p?lo?d/, /?p?lo?d/
• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /??p?l??d/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /??p?lo?d/

Verb

upload (third-person singular simple present uploads, present participle uploading, simple past and past participle uploaded)

1. (transitive, intransitive, computing) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.

   Antonym: download

Derived terms

• uploadability
• uploadable
• uploader
• UL, ul, u/l, U/L (abbreviation)

Descendants

Translations

Noun

upload (plural uploads)

1. Such a file transfer.

Antonyms

• download

Derived terms

• UL, ul, u/l, U/L (abbreviation)

Translations

Anagrams

• load up

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p.lo?t/
• Hyphenation: up?load

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English upload.

Noun

upload m (plural uploads)

1. upload (file transfer)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

upload

1. first-person singular present indicative of uploaden
2. imperative of uploaden

Portuguese

Etymology

From English upload.

Noun

upload m (plural uploads)

1. upload (file transfer to central storage)

   Synonym: carregamento

English

Verb

uploading

1. present participle of upload

Noun

uploading (plural uploadings)

1. The process by which something is uploaded.
   • 2012, Cristina Archetti, Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media

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