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English Dictionary: [load]	by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Load \Load\, 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; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. --Gower. 2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading. 3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. [bd] A . . . load of guilt.[b8] --Ray. [bd] Our life's a load.[b8] --Dryden. 4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters. 5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder. 6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton. 7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. {Load line}, [or] {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded. Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1.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 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 Your majesty loads our house. --Shak.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
load 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 available. E.g. "What kind of CPU load does that program give?", "The network's constantly running at 100% load". Sometimes used, by extension, to mean "to increase the level of use of a resource". E.g. "Loading a spreadsheet really loads the CPU". See also: {load balancing}. 3. To {install} a piece of {software} onto a system. E.g. "The computer guy is gonna come load Excel on my laptop for me". This usage is widely considered to be incorrect. (2002-07-02)