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lazy load

lazy load verb: to fetch data only when it is absolutely required.

Verb

lazy load (third-person singular simple present lazy loads, present participle lazy loading, simple past and past participle lazy loaded)

  1. To fetch data only when it is absolutely required.
    • Collection-valued relationships lazy load by default, so the EAGER fetch type must be explicitly applied to those mappings if eager loading is desired.2006, Mike Keith, Merrick Schincariol, Pro EJB 3: Java Persistence API, Apress, →ISBN, page 151
    Antonyms:
    eager load

Antonyms of lazy load

Forms of lazy load

third-person singular presentlazy loads
present participlelazy loading
past participlelazy loaded
pastlazy loaded
alternative formlazy-load

Questions about lazy load

What does lazy load mean?
Lazy load means to fetch data only when it is absolutely required.
What part of speech is lazy load?
Lazy load is a verb.
What is the past tense of lazy load?
The past tense of lazy load is lazy loaded.

Words near lazy load in the dictionary

  1. lazy Kates
  2. lazy Laurence
  3. lazy Laurences
  4. lazy Lawrence
  5. lazy Lawrences
  6. lazy load
  7. lazy lobster
  8. lazy louse
  9. lazy louses
  10. lazy man's load
  11. lazy man's loads

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