Definition of "payload"
- 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.
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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