| 释义 |
▪ I. upload, n. Computing.
Brit. |ˈʌpləʊd|, U.S. |ˈəpˌloʊd|
[‹ upload v. Compare download n.]
The action of uploading data. Cf. upload v. 2.
1979W. H. Harbour & M. Rochette in C. T. Leondes Princ. & Operational Aspects Precision Position Determination Syst. 12 The ULS receives upload data messages from the MCS as well as additional data necessary to point the ULS antenna properly at the space vehicle (SV) selected for upload. 1984Computerworld (Nexis) 30 Jan. 78 Features reportedly include the ability to integrate with other systems on an upload or download basis. 2002J. Houser ColdFusion MX: Compl. Ref. xix. 349 A Boolean value stating whether or not ColdFusion overwrote a file during the upload.
▪ II. upload, v.
Brit. |ˌʌpˈləʊd|, U.S. |ˌəpˈloʊd|
[‹ up- prefix + load v.]
1. trans. To load up. rare.
1870W. Barnes Select. from Unpubl. Poems 18 Low-headed horses slowly haul The newly-made hay, uploaded high. 1930R. Campbell Poems 17 Equal your skill..To dig an ode, or to indite a ditch; With lumbering sonnets to upload a cart Or with a pitchfork to unload your heart. 1976Aviation Week & Space Technol. 22 Mar. 57/1 At present most C-5/C-141 pallets have to be reconfigured prior to uploading the C-130, particularly the two pallet spaces in the wheel-well area.
2. trans. Computing. To transfer (data, etc.) from one computer or device to another (esp. to one that is larger or remote from the user, or is functioning as a server). Cf. download v.
1977Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 25 July 22 The joint program office..uploaded navigation data into the satellite by readjusting the phasing of the pseudo random noise signal employed for the navigation system. 1979Microprocessors & Microsyst. Apr. 154 When the software has been tested, the user can upload this program into the Intellec memory. 1985Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 June 1610/1 Authors can submit brief contributions by post, or ‘upload’ them by telephone from their own microcomputers to the journal office in Lancaster. 2002Time 21 Oct. 38/2 Formally established in 1994, CODIS is a national database into which law-enforcement officials around the country can upload DNA information about criminals. |