"lazy load" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lazy loads [present, singular, third-person], lazy loading [participle, present], lazy loaded [participle, past], lazy loaded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lazy load (third-person singular simple present lazy loads, present participle lazy loading, simple past and past participle lazy loaded)
  1. (programming, databases) To fetch data only when it is absolutely required. Categories (topical): Databases, Programming Synonyms: lazy-load

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