payload

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. That part of a [[cargo]] that produces [[revenue]].
2. The total [[weight]] of [[passenger]]s, [[crew]], [[equipment]]{{,}} and cargo carried by an [[aircraft]] or [[spacecraft]].
3. That part of a [[rocket]], [[missile]], propelled [[stinger]]{{,}} or [[torpedo]] that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a [[warhead]] or [[satellite]].
4. {{lb|en|computing}} The [[functional]] part of a [[computer]] [[virus]] or another type of [[malware]] program, rather than the part that [[spread]]s it.
5. {{lb|en|communication}} The actual [[data]] in a [[data stream]].
6. {{lb|en|[[video game|video games]], chiefly [[hero shooter|hero shooters]]}} A vehicle, usually a [[cart]], that is escorted by an attacking team and contested by a defending team.

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