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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.
    – Caleb
    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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