Load
Load is what is carried, or a force.
In telecommunication, the term load has the following meanings:
- The power consumed by a device or circuit in performing its function.
- A power-consuming device connected to a circuit.
- To enter data or programs into storage or working registers.
- To insert data values into a database that previously contained no occurrences of data.
- To place a magnetic tape reel on a tape drive, or to place cards into the card 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
