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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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Shaun Edwards (Wales defence coach) sometimes raises his eyebrows about it but there was four off-loads at the weekend which, if they went to hand, it would have been 28-6 in our favour.
The best solution to minimize unproductive off-load energy consumption is to use a piston or screw compressor fitted with a variable-speed drive (VSD, also known as a variable-frequency drive or inverter drive).
While the combat off-loads added one more level of complexity to the mission, the Reservists didn't mind.
The original plan was to off-load the ship and truck the munitions and inert material to the Theater Support Area (TSA), where it all would be containerized and convoyed to Al Asad.
A Gardai source said: "These idiots are trying to off-load games to pay back their boss.
But the deal collapsed - and now she's ready to off-load the property for less than pounds 4 million .
The MRT-3 suffered 11 recorded mechanical glitches, causing the MRT to off-load passengers on the last week of October.
Cardiff won because their front five looked a year or two older, beefier and stronger, but many of their tries included an off-load to stretch the defence to breaking point.
These can be running "on-load" (generating compressed air), running "off-load" (not generating compressed air but still using energy), or fully stopped (not generating compressed air or using energy).
Swifts showed nifty ball skills, particularly Niall McClory, who claimed a difficult off-load to cross.
"There's a lack of capacity in the treaty marketplace and as a result, facultative reinsurance has become a vehicle for some companies to place some of their exposures and off-load some of their risk," said Tom Stone, who specializes in catastrophe risk management for Ernst & Young's Insurance and Actuarial Services.
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