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title: "load generation"
description: "The process of simulating a defined set of activities at a specified load to be submitted to a component or system."
type: term
term_id: 760
language: English
language_code: gb
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slug: "load-generation"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/load-generation/"
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# load generation

The process of simulating a defined set of activities at a specified load to be submitted to a component or system.

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Performance Testing 2018
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/lastgenerierung/) — Lastgenerierung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/generazione-del-carico/) — generazione del carico
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/geracao-de-carga/) — geração de carga
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/generowanie-obciazenia/) — generowanie obciążenia
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/geracao-de-carga/) — geração de carga
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/generovani-zateze/) — generování zátěže
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/lastgenerering/) — lastgenerering

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