onload

Definitions


[ˌɒnˈləʊd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- load (cargo) into or on to a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
(e.g: we roamed the seas looking for a place to dock to onload food and supplies)

- transfer (data) from one computer or device to another
(e.g: users are increasingly onloading data from their devices to the mobile network)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: from on + load


[ˌɒnˈləʊd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action or process of loading a ship, aircraft, or vehicle with cargo
(e.g: during the onload, the crew took inventory three times before departing)

- the action or process of transferring data from one computer or device to another
(e.g: network operators should be cognizant of the net impact that both offload and onload have on the total data traffic)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: from on + load




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