workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd 
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed (as by a mechanical device) usually within a specific period
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Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Both these platfroms also support autonomy‑enabling frameworks that help reduce operator workload and support operational versatility.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
As enterprises increasingly embrace hybrid architectures, private cloud can act as the anchor, offering a control plane to orchestrate workloads based on latency, data gravity and compliance.
—Madhavi Rajan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This isn’t the first time the Dodgers have grappled with workload questions while projecting out a full season of Shohei Ohtani’s two-way schedule.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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workload
noun
work·load
ˈwərk-ˌlōd
1
: the amount of work or of working time expected or assigned
students with a heavy workload
2
: the amount of work performed or capable of being performed usually within a specific period
a machine's workload
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