Backload vs Offload - What's the difference?
backload | offload |
To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period
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(transport) To load (cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed.
To fill a syringe with solution from the plunger end of the barrel
to unload
to get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else
The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.
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(rugby) The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.
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As verbs the difference between backload and offload
is that backload is to load toward the back, or towards the end of a period while offload is to unload.As a noun offload is
the act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.backload
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Antonyms
* frontloadoffload
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Alternative forms
* off-loadVerb
(en verb)- He offloaded the defective car onto an unsuspecting buyer.
Noun
(en noun)- For environments that do not allow FTP traffic out to the Internet, the DS8870 also supports offload of data by using SSL security.
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