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[skip changelog] Document meaning of "upload" in platform specification (#805)
Outside Arduino's circle, the process we refer to as "upload" may be known by other terms such as "write", "program", or even "download", so it's a good idea to provide a specific definition of what this word means in the Arduino world.
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### Sketch upload configuration
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The Upload action is triggered when the user clicks on the "Upload" button on the IDE toolbar or uses [`arduino-cli upload`](../commands/arduino-cli_upload).
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Arduino uses the term "upload" for the process of transferring a program to the Arduino board.
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The **upload.tool** property determines the tool to be used for upload.
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A specific **upload.tool** property should be defined for every board in boards.txt:
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