Look up: Load

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   Load
   The load was a British measure which when applied to bricks was equal to 500 lbs; applied to earth and gravel equal to a cubic yard; applied to hay and straw equal to 36 trusses; applied to lime equal to 32 bushels.
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   Load
   Load is slang for a full quantity of semen.
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   Load
   The quantity of sediment transported by a current. It includes the suspended load of small particles in the water, and the bedload of large particles that move along the bottom.
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   load
   [n] - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time 2. [n] - (informal) an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate 3. [n] - the power output of a generator or power plant 4. [n] - electrical device to which electrical power is delivered 5. [n] - weight to be borne or conveyed 6. [v] - put (something) on a structure or conveyance 7. [v] - provide with munition`He loaded his gun carefully` 8. [v] - fill or load 9. [v] - place a load on
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   Load
   The lamp or lighting instruments placed on a circuit.
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   1) The opposition to the audio output signal of a device by the input of the device being fed.
   2) A resistor that would have the lowest impedance the device was designed to feed into used during testing of a device.
   3) To copy the digital data off a storage medium into the RAM of a computer.
   4) To put the tape on a tape machine and activate the computer-controlled constant tension system.
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   Load
   For LOLER this includes any material, people or animals that are lifted by lifting equipment.
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   LOAD
   Electrical circuit that draws power from another circuit or power supply. Also describes reading data into a computer.
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   Load
   The force, weight or torque that is applied to the transducer, cell or sensor.
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    Load
    ComputingTo transfer a computer program or data from a backup device to the computer memory.ElectricalA device or impedance that terminates the output of a device or transmission line. A load is typically a resistance, the magnitude of which is equal to the characteristic impedance of the transmission line.Mechanical EngineeringThe weight supported...
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    Load
    See imposed load. See BS6399.
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    (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Bridges) A force that is to be carried by a structure. Examples include the weight of traffic on a bridge and the wind on the side of a tent.
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    LOAD
    Low-Altitude Defence System
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    Load
    Any power consuming device connected to an electrical circuit.
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    A general term used to describe the opposing force causing the drive to produce torque.
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    1. To copy data (often program code to be run) into memory, possibly parsing it somehow in the process. E.g. 'WordPerfect can't load this RTF file - are you sure it didn't get corrupted in the download?' Opposite of save. 2. The degree to which a computer, network, or other resource is used, sometimes expressed as a percentage of the maximum avail...
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    a) an empirical unit for the collection, export, and sale of certain minor forest produce and fuelwood; animal and vehicle loads vary widely according to locality; b)50ft3 (1.4m3)of timber. A measure of true volume in the round; c) whatever is (to be) hauled Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • 1)The power consumed by a machine or circuit in perform...
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    Load
    Load noun [ Middle English 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; as, a heavy load . « He might such a load
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    Load
    Load transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Loaded ; present participle & verbal noun 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 a ship; hence, to a ...
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    load
    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 a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. 'I strive all in vain to load the cart.' (Gascoigne) 'I have loaden me with many spoils.' (Shak) 'Those honors deep and broad, wherewith ...
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    load
    noun weight to be borne or conveyed
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    load
    loading noun a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; `the system broke down under excessive loads`
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    verb fill or place a load on; `load a car`; `load the truck with hay`
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    encumbrance noun an onerous or difficult concern; `the burden of responsibility`; `that`s a load off my mind`
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    The sales fee charged to an investor when shares are purchased in a load fund or annuity. See: Back-end load; front-end load; level load.
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