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
Examples of workload in a Sentence
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
Training large models may remain centralized, while inference workloads may run in regional data centers and edge facilities as well as private environments or devices.
—
Phillip Marangella,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The trick is to find workloads that fit within those constraints or can be cleanly split across many small nodes.
—
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
Gagnon’s research found fans lowered body temperature and eased the heart’s workload, especially in older adults.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for workload
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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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