Word for a person who uploaded a file?
I am designing a User Interface for a system.
Users can upload files, but the files are not necessarily authored by them.
I display the name of the user who uploaded the file, but I am unsure how to title this.
'Uploader' comes to mind, but this is apparently something I have made up as it does not appear in the dictionary.
Is there a word to describe this type of person?
Solution 1:
The word 'uploader' is fine; many verbs in English are suffixed with -(e)r to describe a person doing the verb, e.g. baker, builder, dealer, driver, singer. 'Downloader' and 'uploader' are widely understood, and while it's not an official dictionary, Wiktionary even has it as an entry:
Noun
uploader (plural uploaders)
- Someone who uploads files
Solution 2:
I believe “uploader” is the most obvious, and therefore the right choice. You might prefer a different word if:
- There is potential confusion about “upload” versus “download” (the terms are ambiguous in the context of peer-to-peer file transfers); or,
- Your application needs to make precise distinctions between, say, the user account that physically sent the file and the person or company who was legally responsible for sending it.
In that case “submitter” would also work.