Offload — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data

take the load off (a container or vehicle)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔfloʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒfləʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒfləʊd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔfloʊd/.

Examples

unload the truck
offload the van

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unload unlade

Parts of Speech

verb	transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
verb	take the load off (a container or vehicle) “unload the truck”

Word Forms

unloading

noun

the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausladen

Übertragung von Computerdaten auf ein Peripheriegerät

🇫🇷French

décharger

transfert vers un périphérique, de données informatiques

🇪🇸Spanish

descargar

transferencia a un dispositivo periférico, de datos informáticos

🇮🇹Italian

scaricare

trasferimento ad un dispositivo periferico, di dati informatici

🇳🇱Dutch

ontladen

overbrengen naar een randapparaat van computergegevens

🇵🇹Portuguese

descarregar

transferência para um dispositivo periférico, de dados de computador

🇷🇺Russian

разгрузить

передача на периферийное устройство компьютерных данных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऑफ़लोड

कंप्यूटर डेटा को एक परिधीय उपकरण में स्थानांतरित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অফলোড

কম্পিউটার ডেটার একটি পেরিফেরাল ডিভাইসে স্থানান্তর

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்கி

கணினி தரவை ஒரு புற சாதனத்திற்கு மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆఫ్‌లోడ్

కంప్యూటర్ డేటా యొక్క పరిధీయ పరికరానికి బదిలీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑफलोड

संगणक डेटाचे परिघीय उपकरणावर हस्तांतरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓફલોડ

કમ્પ્યુટર ડેટાના પેરિફેરલ ઉપકરણ પર સ્થાનાંતરિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಫ್ಲೋಡ್

ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಡೇಟಾದ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಸಾಧನಕ್ಕೆ ವರ್ಗಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓഫ്ലോഡ്

കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ ഡാറ്റയുടെ ഒരു പെരിഫറൽ ഉപകരണത്തിലേക്ക് കൈമാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਫਲੋਡ

ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਡੇਟਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪੈਰੀਫਿਰਲ ਡਿਵਾਈਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਫਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

آف لوڈ

کمپیوٹر ڈیٹا کی ایک پیریفرل ڈیوائس میں منتقلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卸载

将计算机数据传输到外围设备

🇯🇵Japanese

オフロード

コンピュータデータの周辺機器への転送

🇰🇷Korean

짐을 내리다

컴퓨터 데이터를 주변 장치로 전송

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giảm tải

truyền tới một thiết bị ngoại vi, dữ liệu máy tính

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่าย

ถ่ายโอนข้อมูลคอมพิวเตอร์ไปยังอุปกรณ์ต่อพ่วง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membongkar

transfer ke perangkat periferal, data komputer

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفريغ

نقل بيانات الكمبيوتر إلى جهاز طرفي

🇮🇷Persian

تخلیه

انتقال داده های کامپیوتری به دستگاه جانبی

🇹🇷Turkish

boşaltma

bilgisayar verilerinin çevresel bir cihaza aktarılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

להוריד

העברה למכשיר היקפי, של נתוני מחשב

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