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Verb: offload  'óf,lowd or ,óf'lowd
  1. Remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
    "offload the van";
    - unload, unlade [archaic]
     
  2. Transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
    "The system offloads large files to the external hard drive"

Derived forms: offloaded, offloading, offloads

Type of: empty, transfer

Encyclopedia: Offload