onloading
Putting goods aboard
Onloading is the process of loading cargo, passengers, or materials onto a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft—the opposite of offloading or unloading.
In corporate contexts, onloading refers to bringing work or functions back in-house after they had been outsourced, reversing an earlier offloading decision.
The onloading of containers delayed our departure by two hours.
After quality issues with vendors, the company began onloading its customer service operations.
Ship cargo handler
- longshoremanHarbor freight worker
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- craneLifter or wader
- wharfShip docking structure
quay · berth · gangway · harbor · shipyard · mooring · davit · hatch
Goods being transported
- containerThing for storing items
- palletStackable freight platform
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
consignment · manifest · crates · receiving · inspection · checklist · delivery · shipment
Bulk goods storage building
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
sorting · conveyor · storage · stacking · scheduling · fulfillment · dispatch · procurement
Move between locations
- initializeSet starting conditions
- dataFacts for analysis
- migrationMovement to new territory
- importObtain from overseas
sync · integration · batch · processing · queue · streaming · buffer · payload
stevedore
Ship cargo handler
- longshoremanHarbor freight worker
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- craneLifter or wader
wharf · quay · berth · gangway · harbor · shipyard · mooring · davit · hatch · hold
freight
Goods being transported
merchandise · consignment · manifest · crates · receiving · inspection · checklist · delivery · shipment · cargo hold
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- distributionAllocation across recipients
stockpile · sorting · conveyor · storage · stacking · scheduling · fulfillment · dispatch · procurement · bins
transfer
Move between locations
- initializeSet starting conditions
- dataFacts for analysis
- migrationMovement to new territory
import · sync · integration · batch · processing · queue · streaming · buffer · payload · ingestion
boarding
Entering a vehicle
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
- passengersTransported travelers
- commutersDaily work travelers
entry · platform · gangway · terminal · ramp · queue · check-in · luggage · coach · ferry
onloadingoffloading
Transferring goods elsewhere
unloading · discharging · emptying · disembarking · deloading
onloadingoffloading
Transferring goods elsewhere
unloading · discharge · debarkation · disembarkation · delivery
load, unload, loads, loaded, overload, download, loading, upload, loader