(construction) Any load, as on a structure, that does not change in magnitude or position with time.

(construction) The weight of a structure itself, including the weight of fixtures or equipment permanently attached to it.

(roofing) Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).

(of a gun) Such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.

(computing, dated) A graphical display shown while a program loads (e.g. from cassette tape), comparable to the splash screen in modern software.

Describing a gun in which the ammunition is loaded at the front of the barrel

plural of loading screen

The workload involved in an academic course. / The number and difficulty of courses taken in an academic setting.

(computing, often attributive) The point at which a program is put into an executable state. / (computing) The amount of time taken to load something.

(transitive) To give a load to. / (intransitive) To get a load. / (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To fully load (a weapon).