loading

noun

• 1the application of a mechanical load or force to something.
• the amount of electric current or power delivered to a device.
• the maximum electric current or power taken by an appliance.
• the provision of extra electrical inductance to improve the properties of a transmission wire or antenna.

• 2the application of an extra amount of something to balance some other factor.
• an increase in an insurance premium due to a factor increasing the risk involved.

adjective

• (of a gun, machine, or truck) loaded in a specified way:a front-loading dishwasher