- A design pattern commonly used in computer programming to defer initialization of an object until the point at which it is needed. Lazy loading can contribute to efficiency in the program’s operation if properly and appropriately used. This makes it ideal in use cases where network content is accessed and initialization times are to be kept at a minimum, such as in the case of web pages. The opposite of lazy loading is eager loading. ← Wikipedia
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