loading

noun
UK /ˈləʊ.dɪŋ/
US /ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/

The act of putting things onto something, like a truck or a computer.

The loading of the boxes onto the truck took an hour.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The extra money added to an insurance payment or price.

There is a loading on the premium for drivers under 25.

3. The process of a computer program or data being brought into memory.

The game's loading screen showed a progress bar.

4. The amount of weight or work placed on a structure or machine.

Engineers checked the loading on the bridge before the parade.