workloads

noun

plural of workload
as in loads
the amount of work that is expected to be done Students complained about the heavy workload.

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Recent Examples of workloads The software platform aims to improve how storage devices process data locally as more AI workloads move from cloud infrastructure onto edge systems. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 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 Inference workloads are deployed across many distributed sites, closer to users, optimized for continuous, latency-sensitive serving. — Phillip Marangella, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 However, the job cuts are also tied to large capital expenditure to build Oracle’s data center infrastructure to support AI workloads. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 The push to build data centers across the country to meet the enormous demand to run AI workloads has not been met everywhere with open arms. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 June 2026
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  1. loads
  2. duties
  3. tasks
  4. jobs
  5. works
Noun
  • Double bag any heavy trash bags or loads that contain a lot of wet food to prevent rips and leaks.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Battery systems could support those loads alongside renewable generation or other power sources.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • According to Argentina’s Ministry of Defense, the dogs are trained to operate in complex disaster environments and perform two critical tasks alongside their handlers – locating survivors and recovering victims trapped beneath collapsed structures.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • Achieving growth relies on businesses of all sizes expanding where there’s confidence and capacity, leading to more jobs and a broader tax base.
    — Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Despite the availability of commuter buses and Metrolink rail services, many still drive to jobs in Los Angeles and surrounding communities because of differing work schedules and the need to travel to places not close to public transit stops.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • The global sports market is forecast to be worth more than $600bn by 2030, according to consultancy Kearney, and IBM is far from the only technology company using sport to prove its AI works before selling it elsewhere.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • There is no doubt that a series of sketches by Lagerfeld, with his incredibly detailed comments, down to the stitches and the buttons to be employed, are definitely art works.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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