loading

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/ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/ English

Definitions

To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage).“The dock workers refused to load the ship.”
To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage.“He loaded his stuff into his storage locker.”
To put a load on something.“The truck was supposed to leave at dawn, but in fact we spent all morning loading.”
To receive a load.“The truck is designed to load easily.”

The process by which something is loaded.“The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.”
A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.“I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.”
(industrial relations) A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than the equivalent full-time or part-time employee's rate, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.
A weighting or bias.