EGAVE

payload

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
  2. noun The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
  3. noun 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. noun The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.
  5. noun The actual data in a data stream.
  6. noun A vehicle, usually a cart, that is escorted by an attacking team and contested by a defending team.

Similar words

cargo freight shipment warhead lading loading consignment load tonnage charging

Often followed by

of and is to bay capacity type in for

Word family

payloads

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