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• noun
A heavy or bulky object or amount of material that is carried, transported, or supported.
"The truck was carrying a heavy load of bricks to the construction site."
An amount of work, responsibility, or emotional strain that a person or organization must bear.
"Hiring a new assistant helped to lighten her daily administrative load."
The total amount of power, processing demand, or weight that a system, structure, or machine is currently handling.
"The sudden surge in web traffic placed a massive load on the company's servers."
• verb
To fill a vehicle, container, or receptacle with a large amount of goods or materials.
"We need to load the moving van carefully before the heavy rain starts."
To transfer a program, dataset, or file into a computer's memory so that it can be processed, executed, or displayed.
"It took several minutes for the large video file to load on the older computer."
To insert ammunition into a weapon, or a required component into a device, to make it ready for operation.
"The instructor showed the recruits how to load their rifles safely on the firing line."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'lād' meaning 'way, journey, or conveyance', derived from Proto-Germanic 'laidō' (related to the verb 'lead'). By the 13th century, the meaning shifted from the act of conveyance to the physical items being conveyed, such as cargo or a burden.
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