"load time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: load times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} load time (countable and uncountable, plural load times)
  1. (computing, often attributive) The point at which a program is put into an executable state. Tags: attributive, countable, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Coordinate_terms (phases in a program's life): compile time, link time, runtime
    Sense id: en-load_time-en-noun-8tjDdem1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of "phases in a program's life": 60 40
  2. (computing) The amount of time taken to load something. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Hypernyms (time of loading): runtime
    Sense id: en-load_time-en-noun-8uJHbmCH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'time of loading': 3 97

Inflected forms

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