uploader

Posts content online

An uploader is a person or program that transfers files from a local device to a remote server or network.

The term appears frequently in contexts involving file sharing, video platforms, and cloud storage: The uploader removed the video after copyright claims.

Software that handles such transfers may also be called an uploader: The bulk uploader crashed halfway through.

platform

cloud

Atmospheric water vapor mass

datacenter · SaaS · virtualization · infrastructure · backup · redundancy · uptime · scalability · deployment · containerization

transfer

download

Remote-to-local data transfer

latency · progress · sync · streaming · packet · protocol · FTP · HTTP · SSL · TLS

media

video

Recorded moving imagery

  • imageVisual or mental likeness
  • audioTransmitted sound content
  • photoCaptured still image

file · document · attachment · mp3 · format · codec · compression · resolution · thumbnail · metadata

identity

profile

Side-facing outline

contributor · member · subscriber · registration · login · authentication · avatar · channel · portfolio · history

sharing

permissions

Official allowances granted

private · invite · collaboration · recipient · embed · share · distribute · publish · release · visibility

interface

drag-and-drop

Moving items via cursor

  • browseSurvey without intent
  • selectCarefully pick from options
  • queueOrdered waiting line

progress · batch · preview · cancel · retry · resume · widget · plugin · button · dialog

Categories
Opposites
data transfer direction

uploaderdownloader

Program fetching remote files

fetcher · download · receiver · puller · getter

content creation vs. consumption role

uploaderdownloader

Program fetching remote files

consumer · viewer · lurker · leecher · audience

Phrases
Family

upload, uploads, uploaded, uploading, reuploaded, uploaders, uploadable

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G