off-load

off·load

[awf-lohd, of-]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to unload.
2.
to transfer (data) from a computer or other digital device to another digital device: Fill the camera's memory card, then offload your photos to your PC.
Also, off-load.


Origin:
1840–50

off·load·er, noun
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off-load
 
vb
(tr) to get rid of (something unpleasant or burdensome), as by delegation to another

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off-load
"unload," 1850, from off + load (v.). Originally S.African, on model of Du. afladen.
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