Preload may refer to:
Science and technology
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Preload (cardiology)
In cardiac physiology, preload is the amount of sarcomere stretch experienced by cardiac muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, at the end of ventricular filling during diastole. Preload is directly related to ventricular filling. As the relaxed v ...
, maximum stretch of the heart at the end of diastole
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preload (software)
preload is a Free software, free Linux program which runs as a daemon (computing), daemon to record statistics about usage of files by more frequently-used programs. This information is then used to keep these files preloaded into primary storage ...
, code-prefetching software for Linux
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Preload (engineering)
Preload is an engineering term with several meanings. In the general sense, it refers to the internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems.
Fastener preload
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The most common usage is to describe the load applied to a fastener as ...
, the internal application of stress to certain mechanical systems
Other uses
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Pre-loading
Pregaming (also known as pre-drinking or pre-loading) is the process of getting drunk prior to going out socializing, typically done by college students and young adults in a manner as cost-efficient as possible, with hard liquor and cheap beer con ...
, drinking alcohol at home before going to public places to drink
See also
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Load (disambiguation)
Load or LOAD may refer to:
Aeronautics and transportation
* Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight
* Passenger load factor, the ratio of revenue passenger miles to available seat miles of a particular trans ...
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