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Load - Definition and Overview
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Load is what is carried, or a force.

In electronics, telecommunication and computing, the term load has the following meanings:

  1. The power consumed by a device or circuit in performing its function.
  2. A power-consuming device connected to a circuit.
  3. An instruction to enter data or programs into storage or working registers.
  4. To insert data values into a database that previously contained no occurrences of data.
  5. For computing, see load (computing).
  6. To place a magnetic tape reel on a tape drive, or to place punch cards into the hopper of a card punch or reader.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188

The band Metallica released an album called Load.

See also: lode

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Example Usage of Load
alkn_server: 14:35:47 up 25 days, 15:00, 1 user, Load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
AssUhLeeOh: @lilaznstar4 anuja, a girl from nepal. nina got a shit Load of awards though :D
umbiohyla: 00:00:01 up 157 days, 20:36, 0 users, Load average: 0.07, 0.04, 0.00
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