load, loading, loaded

(just a few of the many important words with several applications in common practice and referring to special technical and scientific operations)

shunt load, shunt loading (s) (noun), shunt loads; shunt loadings (pl)
An electrical load employed to make use of excess generated power when it is not needed for its primary uses: A residential photovoltaic system makes use of a shunt load that employs power for domestic water heating when it is not needed for purposes as operating lights or running heating systems.
total AC load demand (s) (noun), total AC load demands (pl)
The sum of the alternating current loads: A total AC load demand is a value that is important when selecting an inverter.

variable-torque load (s) (noun), variable-torque loads (pl)
The measure of the pppropensity or tendency of a force to create rotation or torsion around an axis: A variable-torque load is exemplified by a load that requires low torque at low speeds and increasing torque as the speed is increased, with very high torque being required at high speeds.