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  • Structural load
    Structural load
    Structural loads are forces applied to a component of a structure or to the structure as a unit.In structural design, assumed loads are specified in national and local design codes for types of structures, geographic locations, and usage. In addition to the load magnitude, its frequency of...

    , forces which are applied to a structure
  • Cargo
    Cargo
    Cargo 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 Cargo Types :...

    , Freight, or Lading
  • The load of a mutual fund (see Mutual fund fees and expenses
    Mutual fund fees and expenses
    Mutual 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 load
    Genetic load
    In population genetics, genetic load or genetic burden is a measure of the cost of lost alleles due to selection or mutation . It is a value in the range , where 0 represents no load....

     of a population
  • The parasite load
    Parasite load
    Parasite 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 disease
    Alzheimer's disease
    Alzheimer's disease , also called Alzheimer disease, Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type or simply Alzheimer's, is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in 1906 and was...

  • Load Records
    Load Records
    Load 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 American heavy metal band Metallica, released June 4, 1996. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies in America, and is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 100,000 copies...

    , the 6th album released by the band Metallica
  • Loads
    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