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loading

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noun

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As a noun, loading means the process by which something is loaded.

Meanings of loading

9 meanings

noun

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.”
“The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.”
Australiaindustrial relationsA 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.
Weight to be borne or conveyed
Similar: load, burden
A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
“the system broke down under excessive loads”
Similar: load
The ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
Goods carried by a large vehicle
Similar: cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment
The labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
“the loading took 2 hours”

verb

Present participle of load

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

loading around the world

AustraliaA 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.