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How to understand the memory usage and load average in linux server

I was reading this question, and it left me wondering what system load is. What does it actually measure?

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    This question has been asked before, and there are several duplicates. Additionally the answer is found in several of the answers and comments under question you linked. Commented Jun 28, 2011 at 14:56

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It measures the inability for processes to get their slice of the CPU pie in a timely manner.

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