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.