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payload

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪləʊd/

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Definition of payload

noun

  • 1the part of a vehicle’s load, especially an aircraft’s, from which revenue is derived; passengers and cargo.
  • equipment, personnel, or satellites carried by a spacecraft.
  • an explosive warhead carried by an aircraft or missile.
  • 2 Computing the actual information or message in transmitted data, as opposed to automatically generated metadata.
  • the effects of a virus on a computer system.

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