offloading

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of transferring data from a primary storage device or system to a secondary storage device or system, often to reduce the workload on the primary system or to store data more efficiently.

  - "The company implemented offloading to improve the performance of their database server."
  - "Offloading is commonly used in data processing to free up resources on the main system."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with offloading
loading , codeing , moding

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Variants

List of all variants of offloading that leads to same result
off-load , off-loaded , off-loading , off-loads

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Offloading comes from the concept of unloading cargo from a ship or vehicle.

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Trivia

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1. Offloading has been used in data centers since the 1960s to improve system performance.

2. Offloading is commonly used in cloud computing to reduce the workload on servers and improve overall system efficiency.

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Related Concepts

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1. Data offloading: The process of transferring data from one network or system to another, often to reduce network congestion or to provide better access to data.

2. Offloading in computer networks: The practice of offloading processing tasks from a central processing unit (CPU) to a specialized coprocessor or accelerator to improve performance.

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How to Memorize "offloading"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large database being transferred from a server to a cloud storage system.
   - Visualize the process of unloading cargo from a ship to a smaller boat.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'offloading' with the idea of transferring data to a secondary storage device or system.
   - Think of offloading as a way to free up resources on a primary system.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Offloading: Transferring data, loading it elsewhere.

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