# loading

Pronunciation: say "LOH-ding" US /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/, UK /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/, AUS /ˈləʉ.dɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of load. — present participle and gerund of load
   - Simple: Present participle of load. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _Crews are loading cargo onto the ship before it departs._
   - _He injured his back while loading crates onto the pallet._

## Noun

2. The process of putting cargo, goods, or data into or onto something.
   - Simple: The act of putting goods onto or into something, such as a truck or ship.
   - _The loading of passengers onto the ferry was delayed by bad weather._
   - _Software loading can slow down when the file is very large._
3. A load, in particular the force put on a structure or the electric current or power supplied to a circuit.
   - Simple: The amount of force, weight, or electric power that something has to handle.
   - _The roof collapsed when the snow loading exceeded its design limit._
   - _Electrical loadings on the grid peak during hot summer afternoons._
4. An added weighting or bias that shifts a value in a particular direction.
   - Simple: An amount added to make a number higher or push a result one way.
   - _Smokers often face additional loading on their life insurance premiums._
   - _The analysts removed statistical loading that skewed the final figures._
5. A higher hourly rate paid to a casual employee than to an equivalent full-time or part-time worker, usually to make up for missing benefits such as sick leave and annual leave. *(Australia)*
   - Simple: Extra pay given to casual workers to make up for not getting paid sick days or vacation.
   - _The award guarantees casual workers a 25 percent loading on their base rate._
   - _Without sick leave, he relied on the loading to cover lost income._

## Origin

Formed within English from "load" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/loading (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).