What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Uploaded vs Attached - What's the difference?

uploaded | attached |

As verbs the difference between uploaded and attached

is that uploaded is past tense of upload while attached is past tense of attach.

As an adjective attached is

in a romantic or sexual relationship.

uploaded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (upload)

    • upload

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (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.
    • You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.

    Derived terms

    * uploader * UL , ul , (abbreviation)

    Antonyms

    * download

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Such a file transfer.

    • Derived terms

    * UL , ul , (abbreviation)

    Antonyms

    * download

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----

    attached

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (attach)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a romantic or sexual relationship.
    • As far as I know, he isn't attached , so I'm going to invite him out on a date.
    I'm not ready to get attached , as I want to continue sleeping around.
  • (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
    • In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.
  • Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (sharing two walls) detached, semiattached