payload
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English
Etymology
From pay + load. From the early 20th century.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪloʊd/
Noun
payload (plural payloads)
- 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, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.
- 1990, Dave Mustaine, "Rust in Peace... Polaris", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.
- I spread disease like a dog / Discharge my payload a mile high / Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils
- 1990, Dave Mustaine, "Rust in Peace... Polaris", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.
- (computing) The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.
- (communication) The actual data in a data stream.
Derived terms
Translations
that part of a cargo that produces revenue
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the total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft
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that part of a rocket, missile, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance
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the functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it
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the actual data in a data stream
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