Load

Load

Load may refer to:

*Structural load, forces which are applied to a structure
*Cargo, Freight, or Lading
*The "load" of a mutual fund (see Mutual fund fees and expenses)
*The "load" of an insurance contract, defined as the percent increase of the expected benefits
*The genetic load of a population
*The parasite load of an organism
*Load Records, an American experimental independent record label
*"Load" (album), the 6th album released by the band Metallica
*"Loads", A 1995 compilation of the British pop group Happy Mondays
*Electrical load, a device connected to the output of a circuit
*Electronic load, a simulated electrical load used for testing purposes
*Load (computing), a measure of how much processing a computer performs
*Load (insult), someone who is a burden or a person who's weight one has to carry (Rail Road)
*"Load" is also used as sexual slang to refer to semen released during male ejaculation

ee also

*Loader
*Lode
*Lod


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  • Load — bezeichnet die momentan laufenden oder auf bestimmte Ereignisse wartenden Prozesse auf einem Computersystem. Man spricht dabei davon, dass „der Rechner einen Load von X hat“ (wobei X eine positive Zahl ist). Sie wird landläufig mit der Auslastung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Load — Студийный альбом Metallica …   Википедия

  • Load — (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • load — [lōd] n. [ME lode < OE lad, a course, way, journey < Gmc * laidō, way < IE base * leit(h) , to go, leave > LEAD1, ON litha, Goth galeithan, to go: sense infl. by ME laden, LADE] 1. something carried or to be carried at one time or in… …   English World dictionary

  • load# — load n Load, burden, freight, cargo, lading are comparable when they mean something which is carried, conveyed, or transported from one place to another. Load is the most comprehensive of these terms, being applicable to whatever is carried (as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Load — 〈[loʊd] f. 10; umg.〉 Dosis eines Rauschmittels [engl., „Ladung“] * * * Load   [ləʊd »Last«] die, / s, alte britische Einheit für unterschiedliche Größen: 1) Zähleinheit, z. B. 1 Load Heringe = 14 440 Stück; 2) Masseneinheit für Stroh u. a., z. B …   Universal-Lexikon

  • load — ► NOUN 1) a heavy or bulky thing being or about to be carried. 2) a weight or source of pressure. 3) the total number or amount carried in a vehicle or container. 4) (a load/loads of) informal a lot of. 5) the amount of work to be done by a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Load — Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • load up on — ˌload ˈup on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they load up on he/she/it loads up on present participle loading up on past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • load — n: an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor compare no load Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. load …   Law dictionary

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