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Payload
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Computing:
The
functional
part of a
computer virus
or another type of
malware
program
,
rather than
the part that
spreads
it.
●
In Communication:
The
actual
data
in a
data
stream.
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Origin
payload
English
load
English
lode
Middle English (1100-1500)
pay
English
payen
Middle English (1100-1500)
paier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
pacare
Latin
paco
Latin
pax
Latin
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Etym
Related
Warhead
Cargo
Packet
Missile
Spacecraft
Header
Propellant
Message
Packets
File
Container
Load
Aircraft
Device
Frame
Module
Lander
Propulsion
Bandwidth
Vehicle
Cache
Code
Sensor
Uav
Command
Datagram
Functionality
Headers
Tonnage
Url
Protocol
Node
Satellite
Bytes
Carrier
Object
Throughput
Package
Signal
Server
Vessel
Malware
Ransomware
Executable
Launch Vehicle
Drogue Chute
Fuel Tank
Deorbit Burn
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