Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The amount of work assigned to or expected from a worker in a specified time period.
  • noun The amount of work that a machine produces or can produce in a specified time period.

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  • noun The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • noun The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

Etymologies

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work +‎ load

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Examples

  • $workload = $job - > workload (); echo "Received job:". $job - > handle (). "\n"; echo "Workload: $workload\n";

    Rasmus' Toys Page Rasmus 2010

  • $workload = $job - > workload (); echo "Received job:". $job - > handle (). "\n"; echo "Workload: $workload\n";

    Rasmus' Toys Page Rasmus 2010

  • $workload = $job - > workload (); echo "Received job:". $job - > handle (). "\n"; echo "Workload: $workload\n";

    Rasmus' Toys Page 2010

  • If you take a purist definition of the term workload, you will find that workload is the total requests made by users and applications of a system.

    Database Journal News 2009

  • Several events are coming up and the workload is growing steadily.

    Ellenora denkt na nathreee 2010

  • If you are feeling really good and your workload is such that you can handle extra, then go for it.

    Decisions! « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • Senator Klobuchar said she and her colleague had discussed some of the shifts in workload during the recount, as have their chiefs-of-staff to coordinate work on some cases.

    Minnesota’s Lone Senator Shoulders New Workload - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • Lilac referrals initially came from health sources and word of mouth, but now all schools and library boards in Northern Ireland are aware of the work being carried out, so the workload is constantly growing.

    Outstanding team: 'they will influence policy' June Caldwell 2010

  • We pay these people very handsomely to represent our interests; their workload is light compared to ours.

    Conyers' office reacts to reports of wife's guilty plea 2009

  • Several events are coming up and the workload is growing steadily.

    short weekly nathreee 2010

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