loading

n. act of a person or thing that loads; something loaded, burden

v. fill, burden, pack (with goods, cargo, etc.); overload, supply with an overly large amount; add weight to; put ammunition in a firearm; insert into; oppress, weigh down upon

In telecommunication, the term loading means the insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit. The loading may be expressed as (a) the equivalent mean power and the peak power as a function of the number of voice channels or (b) the equivalent power of a multichannel complex or signal composite referred to zero transmission level point (0TLP).
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A loading screen is a picture shown by a computer program, often a video game, while the program is loading or initializing.
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Noun
1. weight to be borne or conveyed
(synonym) load, burden
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) burthen
2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
(synonym) load
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) trainload
3. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
(hypernym) ratio
(hyponym) power loading
4. goods carried by a large vehicle
(synonym) cargo, lading, freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
5. the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours"
(antonym) unloading
(hypernym) handling
(derivation) load
Adjective
1. designed for use in loading e.g. cargo; "a loading dock"; "a loading chute is used to drive cattle into a truck or other conveyance"
(synonym) loading(a)
(antonym) unloading

Noun
1. weight to be borne or conveyed
(synonym) loading, burden
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) burthen
2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
(synonym) loading
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) trainload
3. goods carried by a large vehicle
(synonym) cargo, lading, freight, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
4. an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(classification) colloquialism
5. the power output of a generator or power plant
(hypernym) electrical power, electric power, wattage
6. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
(synonym) burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
(hypernym) concern, worry, headache, vexation
(hyponym) dead weight
7. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
(synonym) lode
(hypernym) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
(hyponym) mother lode, champion lode
8. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
(synonym) warhead, payload
(hypernym) explosive
(hyponym) atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke
(part-holonym) guided missile
(derivation) charge
9. electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
(hypernym) electrical device
Verb
1. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
(synonym) lade, laden, load up
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) pack, load down
(derivation) loading, burden
2. provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"
(synonym) charge
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(hyponym) recharge, reload
(derivation) warhead, payload
3. put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) cargo, lading, freight, loading, payload, shipment, consignment

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Load
  

(n.)
The act of putting a load on or into.
  

(n.)
A load; cargo; burden.
  

1. The insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit. (188 ) 2. In multichannel communications systems, the insertion of white noise or equivalent dummy traffic at a specified level to simulate system traffic and thus enable analysis of system performance. (188 ) 3. In telephone systems, the load, i.e. , power level, imposed by the busy hour traffic. Note 1: The loading may be expressed as (a) the equivalent mean power and the peak power as a function of the number of voice channels or (b) the equivalent power of a multichannel complex or signal composite referred to zero transmission level point (0TLP). Note 2: Loading is a function of the number of channels and the specified voice channel mean power. (188 )