Upload vs Source - What's the difference?
upload | source |
(transitive, intransitive, computing) to transfer data or files from a peripheral or subordinate system to a larger or more central one; especially from a personal computer to an Internet server.
The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
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(computing) Source code.
(electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
(chiefly, US) To obtain or procure:
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
As nouns the difference between upload and source
is that upload is upload while source is the person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc) comes or is acquired.As a verb source is
(chiefly|us) to obtain or procure:.upload
English
Verb
(en verb)- You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
Derived terms
* uploader * UL , ul , (abbreviation)Antonyms
* downloadDerived terms
* UL , ul , (abbreviation)Antonyms
* downloadAnagrams
* English ergative verbs ----source
English
(wikipedia source)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.}}
The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
John Vidal
Dams endanger ecology of Himalayas, passage=Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively untouched by dams near their sources . Now the two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing to harness them as they cut through some of the world's deepest valleys.}}