payload

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Singular
payload

Plural
payloads

payload (plural payloads)

  1. That part of a cargo that produces revenue
  2. The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft
  3. That part of a rocket, missile, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.
  4. (computing) The functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it
  5. (communication) The actual data in a data stream

[edit] Translations

That part of a cargo that produces revenue
The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft
That part of a rocket, missile, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance
The functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it
The actual data in a data stream
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