autoloading

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noun

The capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.

Similar
self-loadingsemiautomaticautomatic
Opposite
handloading
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of autoload
nounautoloading (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
  2. uncountableengineeringThe act or process of loading automatically, as done by an autoloader.

    Antonyms: handloading

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of loading automatically, as done by an autoloader.

Opposite
handloading

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously

Similar
self-loadingsemiautomaticautomatic
Also see
automaticself-loading

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French autochargement
  • autochargementTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

autoloading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoloading

MLA

“autoloading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoloading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoloading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoloading.

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