Load
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Load may refer to:
- Structural loadStructural loadStructural loads or actions are forces, deformations or accelerations applied to a structure or its components.Loads cause stresses, deformations and displacements in structures. Assessment of their effects is carried out by the methods of structural analysis...
, forces which are applied to a structure - CargoCargoCargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
- The load of a mutual fund (see Mutual fund fees and expensesMutual fund fees and expensesMutual fund fees and expenses are charges that may be incurred by investors who hold mutual funds. Running a mutual fund involves costs, including shareholder transaction costs, investment advisory fees, and marketing and distribution expenses...
) - The genetic loadGenetic loadIn population genetics, genetic load or genetic burden is a measure of the cost of lost alleles due to selection or mutation...
of a population - The parasite loadParasite loadParasite load is a measure of the number and virulence of the parasites that a host organism harbours. Quantitative parasitology deals with measures to quantify parasite loads in samples of hosts and to make statistical comparisons of parasitism across host samples.In evolutionary biology, parasite...
of an organism - LOAD is an acronym for Late-Onset Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
- Load RecordsLoad RecordsLoad Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pit...
, an American experimental independent record label - Load (album)Load (album)Load is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on June 4, 1996 through Elektra Records, it sold 680,000 units in its first week and debuted at #1 on Billboard 200. The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and is certified 5x platinum by the RIAA...
, the 6th album released by the band Metallica - Loads (album)Loads (album)Loads is the title of a 1995 compilation of the British pop group Happy Mondays. It was released both in a single-disc edition and as a limited edition 2-CD set...
, A 1995 compilation of the British pop group Happy Mondays - Electrical load, a device connected to the output of a circuit
- Electronic load, a simulated electrical load used for testing purposes
- Load (computing)Load (computing)In UNIX computing, the system load is a measure of the amount of work that a computer system performs. The load average represents the average system load over a period of time...
, a measure of how much processing a computer performs