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offload

[′ȯf‚lōd]
(computer science)
To transfer operations from one computer to another, usually from a large computer to a smaller one.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

offload

To transfer data from one device to another; for example, to move a video from a camcorder to a computer. In contrast, "upload" and "download" refers to copying, not moving. See download vs. upload.
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"MAUI: making smartphones last longer with code offload." In Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Mobile systems, applications, and services, pp: 49-62.
For example, T6 adapters are capable of encrypting/decrypting network data at line rate and in an in-line fashion (with or without integrated TCP Offload Engine), while concurrently doing encryption/decryption of storage data in a co-processor mode, thus enabling concurrent secure communication and secure storage, all for the price and power of a typical NIC.
Offload not only addresses the issue of patchy coverage, but also has the potential for the creation of new services such as VoWi-Fi (Wi-Fi Calling) and to increase the usage of existing 3G/4G services, states the organisation.
Boingo Wireless (Nasdaq:WIFI), a DAS and Wi-Fi provider, announced on Tuesday the signing of a multi-year, major Wi-Fi offload agreement with a tier one US wireless carrier
al., discussed the design and implementation of the "CloneCloud" system [7, 8], which enables mobile applications to seamlessly offload threads from mobile devices onto device clones operating in a computational cloud.
(2.3-cu.-m) bucket," which made it laborious and time-consuming to offload vessels that averaged 35-ft.
GDF Suez touted the stake, which it had put up for sale last summer, hoping to bag a minimum EUR500m (USD666.1m) from its offload to infrastructure funds, pension funds and industrial enterprises from Europe, Asia and America, but none would meet the asking price, the insiders told Reuters.
Although there was no clear mention of Varona's name, the family believes there is no other person who would possibly fit the justification provided by some immigration officials that "there was a Filipina who was murdered by a fellow Filipino in Dubai" to offload passengers.
The NetScaler 9000 series application delivery platform used at eNet will combine Web compression, application compression, caching, Web/TCP offload and SSL offload.
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