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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.
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