How does the preload attribute in the audio or video tags affect the loading of multimedia content?
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It forces the media to play repeatedly.
It sets the initial volume of the media.
It sets the starting time of the media playback.
It specifies if/how the media should be loaded when the page loads.
The preload attribute in the audio or video tags provides hints to the browser about how the media file should be preloaded. There are three values it can take: "none" (means the media should not be preloaded), "metadata" (only metadata should be loaded), and "auto" (the media should be loaded entirely or up to a browser-defined limit). This helps optimize the user experience by potentially reducing load times or unnecessary data usage.