Definition
Definition of offloading - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
transportationRare removing goods or cargo from a vehicle or containerRare
- Offloading of the truck took two hours.
2.
businessRare transferring work or responsibility to another personRare
- The manager's offloading of tasks improved team efficiency.
3.
technologyTECH. transferring data or processing to another device or systemTECH.
- Offloading to the cloud speeds up the application.
4.
sportsTECH. passing the ball to a teammate while being tackledTECH.
- His quick offloading kept the play alive.
5.
aviationTECH. denying boarding or changing a passenger's status in travelTECH.
- Offloading occurred when the flight was overbooked.
Adjective
1.
transferring responsibilityRare moving a task or duty to someone elseRare
- He is offloading tasks to his team.
2.
technologyTECH. transferring data to a peripheral deviceTECH.
- The offloading process improved the computer's performance.
3.
logisticsRare in the process of being unloaded or transferredRare
- The offloading cargo was carefully monitored.
Origin of offloading
Old English, of (off) + hladan (to load)
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environment
practice of offloading pollution or harmful goods to places with weaker environmental rules
Examples of offloading in a sentence
Delays in offloading left the warehouse crew working overtime. The team's offloading of routine support tickets freed engineers for new features. Offloading payroll to an outside firm reduced our compliance risks. The phone reduces heat by offloading image processing to a nearby server. Offloading backups to network storage freed space on her laptop. That offloading in contact set up the winger for the try.
The coach praised her offloading even as two defenders brought her down. Offloading was necessary due to weight limits on the short runway. The gate agent apologized for the offloading and rebooked us on the next flight. The offloading process was necessary to meet the deadline. Offloading duties can improve team efficiency. The offloading feature reduced the server's load. Offloading tasks to the cloud saved local resources. The offloading trucks blocked the entrance. Offloading goods requires careful coordination.
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- French:déchargement, délégant, ...
- German:Entladen, übertragend, ...
- Italian:scarico, delegante, ...
- Spanish:descarga, transferir, ...
- Portuguese:descarga, delegando, ...
- Chinese:卸货, 转移的, ...
- Japanese:荷降ろし, 仕事を任せる, ...
- Arabic:تَفْرِيغ الشُّحْنَة, مُحَمِّل, ...
- Hebrew:פְּרִיקָה, מַעֲבִיר, ...
- Russian:разгрузка, перекладывающий, ...
- Ukrainian:розвантаження, перекладний, ...
- Hindi:उतारना, कार्य सौंपना, ...
Definition of offload - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- She offloaded her work onto a colleague.
2.
unloadingtr./intr. unload goods from a vehicle or containertr./intr.
- They offloaded the cargo at the dock.
3.
technologytr. TECH. transfer data to a peripheral devicetr. TECH.
- The system offloaded files to an external drive.
Origin of offload
Old English, of (off) + hladan (to load)
Examples of offload in a sentence
They offloaded the project to another team. Workers offloaded the furniture from the truck. The ship offloaded its passengers at the port. The app offloaded its cache to the cloud. Data is offloaded to the server overnight.
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- French:déléguer, décharger, ...
- German:übertragen, entladen, ...
- Italian:scaricare, trasferire, ...
- Spanish:delegar, desembarcar, ...
- Portuguese:descarregar, desembarcar, ...
- Chinese:转给, 卸载, ...
- Japanese:任せる, 降ろす, ...
- Arabic:فَوَّضَ, فَرَّغَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְגַלְגֵּל עַל, לִפְרוֹק, ...
- Russian:переложить, разгружать, ...
- Ukrainian:передавати, розвантажувати, ...
- Hindi:सौंप देना, उतारना, ...
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