"payload" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪloʊd/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-payload.wav Forms: payloads [plural]
Etymology: From pay + load. From the early 20th century. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pay|load}} pay + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} payload (plural payloads)
  1. That part of a cargo that produces revenue. Categories (topical): Aeronautics Translations (that part of a cargo that produces revenue): полезен товар (polezen tovar) (Bulgarian), càrrega útil [feminine] (Catalan), lading [feminine] (Dutch), hyötykuorma (Finnish), fret [masculine] (French), charge utile [feminine] (French), მარგი ტვირთი (margi ṭvirti) (Georgian), Nutzlast [feminine] (German), hasznos teher (Hungarian), nyttelast [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nyttelast [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), полезная нагру́зка (poleznaja nagrúzka) (Russian), cargamento [masculine] (Spanish), cargamento útil [masculine] (Spanish), cargamento cobrable [masculine] (Spanish), cargamento cobradero [masculine] (Spanish), nyttolast [common-gender] (Swedish), uçuş yükü (Turkish), ко́ри́сне наванта́ження (kórýsne navantážennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-payload-en-noun-TZ4sEnkh Disambiguation of Aeronautics: 16 18 20 21 25 Disambiguation of 'that part of a cargo that produces revenue': 78 6 8 5 4
  2. The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft. Categories (topical): Aeronautics Translations (the total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft): 裝載量 (Chinese Mandarin), 装载量 (zhuāngzàiliàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 載荷 (Chinese Mandarin), 载荷 (zàihè) (Chinese Mandarin), hyötykuorma (Finnish), charge utile [feminine] (French), Nutzlast [feminine] (German), carico (Italian), carico utile [masculine] (Italian), nyttelast [masculine] (Norwegian), полезная нагру́зка (poleznaja nagrúzka) (Russian), nyttolast [common-gender] (Swedish), uçuş yükü (Turkish), ко́ри́сне наванта́ження (kórýsne navantážennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-payload-en-noun-b8ywNcSv Disambiguation of Aeronautics: 16 18 20 21 25 Disambiguation of 'the total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft': 6 86 1 1 6
  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. Categories (topical): Aeronautics Translations (that part of a rocket, missile, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance): 彈頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 弹头 (dàntóu) (Chinese Mandarin), hyötykuorma (Finnish), charge utile [feminine] (French), Nutzlast [feminine] (German), nyttelast [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), боезаря́д (bojezarjád) (Russian), боева́я ча́сть (bojevája částʹ) [feminine] (Russian), nyttolast [common-gender] (Swedish), uçuş yükü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-payload-en-noun-HnwimZL9 Disambiguation of Aeronautics: 16 18 20 21 25 Disambiguation of 'that part of a rocket, missile, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance': 12 0 78 7 3
  4. (computing) The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it. Categories (topical): Computing, Aeronautics Translations (the functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it): charge utile [feminine] (French), skadelast [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-payload-en-noun-F3sveOaq Disambiguation of Aeronautics: 16 18 20 21 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it': 8 0 8 83 1
  5. (communication) The actual data in a data stream. Categories (topical): Communication, Aeronautics Translations (the actual data in a data stream): tietosisältö (Finnish), charge utile [feminine] (French), hasznos adat (Hungarian), carico utile [masculine] (Italian), datalast [masculine] (Norwegian), полезная нагру́зка (poleznaja nagrúzka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-payload-en-noun-cWwVsAG8 Disambiguation of Aeronautics: 16 18 20 21 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 16 11 12 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 11 8 7 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 18 13 11 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 12 9 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 13 15 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 14 15 8 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 15 11 9 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 14 15 8 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 13 10 8 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 10 13 19 8 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 13 10 8 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 7 9 11 18 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 15 11 8 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 10 15 11 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 10 13 16 9 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 9 17 13 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 10 14 15 8 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 13 9 7 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 16 12 9 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 13 15 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 13 15 8 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 10 14 15 8 52 Topics: communication, communications Disambiguation of 'the actual data in a data stream': 2 3 2 5 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: payload specialist

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1990, Dave Mustaine, \"Rust in Peace... Polaris\", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.\nI spread disease like a dog / Discharge my payload a mile high / Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils",
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          "roman": "dàntóu",
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          "word": "弹头"
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          "word": "charge utile"
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          "word": "боезаря́д"
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        [
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        [
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        "(computing) The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it."
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}

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