offload

Other forms: offloading; offloaded; offloads

Definitions of offload
  1. verb
    take the load off (a container or vehicle)
    “offload the van”
    synonyms: unlade, unload
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    type of:
    empty
    remove
  2. verb
    transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
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    type of:
    transfer
    move from one place to another
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