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 ### Sketch upload configuration
 
 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).
+Arduino uses the term "upload" for the process of transferring a program to the Arduino board.
 The **upload.tool** property determines the tool to be used for upload.
 A specific **upload.tool** property should be defined for every board in boards.txt: