What Does Workload Mean?

The amount of work performed by an entity in a given period of time, or the average amount of work handled by an entity at a particular instant of time. The amount of work handled by an entity gives an estimate of the efficiency and performance of that entity. In computer science, this term refers to computer systems’ ability to handle and process work.

Techopedia Explains Workload

One approach to boosting workload capabilities is to increase the number of servers and run applications on different servers. The disadvantage of this approach is increased costs in setup, maintenance and deployment.