load
Old Englishcargo, burden, to put cargo on
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From Old English lād (a carrying, way, course), which evolved to mean cargo or burden. Forms practical compounds: download (load down from a network), overload (too much burden), workload (amount of work carried), shipload, and trainload. The meaning consistently revolves around what is carried or how much is carried.
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download
To transfer data from a remote server to a local device; a downloaded file
workload
The amount of work assigned to a person or machine
overload
An excessive load; to burden or supply power excessively
trainload
The amount a train can carry; a large quantity
shipload
The full amount of cargo a ship can carry