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load definition - telecom
  1. The amount of traffic placed on a circuit or system.
  2. In reference to a load coil, or loading coil, which acts as a lumped inductor to compensate for capacitance on a long twisted pair copper circuit. See also loading coil.
  3. The amount of force or weight on a cable. Dynamic load refers to the short-term load placed on a cable during installation. Static load refers to the long-term load placed on a cable, such as a riser cable, which hangs vertically. See also bend diameter and tensile strength.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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