noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Formal or literary term for placing a burden, responsibility, or load on someone or something. Often used in the pattern 負荷をかける or 負荷を与える.
新制度は中小企業に大きな負荷をかける。
The new system imposes a heavy burden on small and medium-sized enterprises.
noun
Technical and general use for physical, electrical, mechanical, or computational load, as well as workload or mental stress.
サーバーの負荷が高すぎて応答が遅い。
The server load is too high and the response is slow.
この運動は膝に負荷がかかる。
This exercise puts stress on the knees.
noun
stress testing; provocative testing
Medical use: applying controlled stress to evaluate physical function or provoke symptoms for diagnosis.
心臓負荷試験の結果は異常なしだった。
The results of the cardiac stress test were normal.