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'''Load''' or '''LOAD''' may refer to:
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==Aeronautics and transportation==
*[[Load factor (aeronautics)]], the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight
*[[Passenger load factor]], the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular transportation operation (e.g. a flight)

==Biology and medicine==
*[[Afterload]], the maximum effect of a heartbeat driving blood mass out of the heart into the aorta and pulmonary arteries
*[[Genetic load]], of a population
*Late-onset [[Alzheimer's disease]] (acronym: LOAD), a chronic neurodegenerative disease
*[[Parasite load]], of an organism
*[[Viral load]], of organisms and populations

==Computing and electricity==
*[[Load (computing)]], a measure of how much processing a computer performs
*[[Electrical load]], a device connected to the output of a circuit
*[[Electronic load]], a simulated electrical load used for testing purposes
*[[Invade-a-Load]], was a fast loader routine used in software for the Commodore 64 computer; it was used in commercial computer games
*[[Load balancing (computing)]], or load distribution, a method that improves the distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources
*[[Load balancing (electrical power)]], or load distribution, the storing of excess electrical power by power stations during low demand periods, for release as demand rises
*[[Load cell]], a transducer that is used to create an electrical signal
*[[Load factor (computer science)]], the ratio of the number of records to the number of addresses within a data structure
*[[Load factor (electrical)]], the average power divided by the peak power over a period of time
*[[Load file]], the file used to import data into a database or to link images
*[[Load management]], also known as demand side management (DSM),  the process of balancing the supply of electricity on the network with the electrical load
*[[Load testing]], the process of putting demand on a system and measuring its response
==Mechanics, construction, and architecture==
*[[Add-on factor]], or load factor, floor area, floor space, or floorspace, is the area (measured as square feet or square metres) taken up by a building or part of it
*[[Mechanical load]], the external mechanical resistance against which a machine, such as a motor or engine, acts
*[[Structural load]], forces which apply to a structure 
*[[Wind load]]
*[[Moving load]], this is the load that changes in time the place to which is applied

==Music==
*[[Load Records]], an American experimental independent record label
*[[Load (album)|''Load'' (album)]], the 6th album released by the band Metallica
*[[Loads (album)|''Loads'' (album)]], a 1995 compilation of the British pop group Happy Mondays

==Places==
*[[Load, Kentucky]]
*[[Load Brook]], a hamlet in England

==Other uses==
*''[[The Load]]'', a 2018 Serbian war film
*[[Cargo]], paraphernalia being transported
*[[Factor loadings]], in statistics, the exposure to specific factors or components in Factor Analysis or Principal Component Analysis
*[[Load fund]], a mutual fund with a type of commission known as a ''load''
*Load, a sexual slang term for [[semen]]
*Load, put [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridges]] into a [[firearm]] 

==See also==
*[[Loaded (disambiguation)]]
*[[Loader (disambiguation)]]
*[[Loading (disambiguation)]]
*[[Lod]]
*[[Lode]]
*[[Preload (disambiguation)]]

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