Uploadar

Uploadar is a Portuguese verb meaning to upload, i.e., to transfer data from a local device to a remote system, usually over the internet. It is an anglicism formed from the English word upload and is widely used in Brazilian and European Portuguese in informal and technical contexts.

In everyday digital activity, uploadar is used on social media platforms, cloud storage services, email attachments, and content management systems to describe sending files from a user’s device to a remote server. It is commonly contrasted with baixar (to download). Some speakers prefer native verbs such as subir or carregar, depending on regional style guides, but uploadar remains common in IT discourse.

Technical usage: uploading transfers data from a client to a server. On the web, this typically uses HTTP methods such as POST or PUT and multipart/form-data encoding for files. More advanced implementations support resumable uploads, chunking, and progress indicators. Security considerations include authentication, authorization, file type and size restrictions, malware scanning, and encryption in transit (TLS).

Variations and reception: as a loanword, uploadar is widely understood in Portuguese-speaking technology communities, though some contexts or publications prefer alternatives like enviar, subir, or carregar. Its acceptance varies by region, formality level, and field.

See also: download, cloud storage, file hosting, data transfer.