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Payload

//ˈpeɪloʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
  2. 2
    goods carried by a large vehicle wordnet
  3. 3
    The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
  4. 4
    the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents wordnet
  5. 5
    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"

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  1. 6
    The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.
  2. 7
    The actual data in a data stream.

Etymology

From pay + load. From the early 20th century.

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