lazy load

See also: lazyload

English

Alternative forms

  • lazy-load

Verb

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

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