Payload

Definitions

1. That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
2. The total weight of passengers, 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. The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.
5. The actual data in a data stream.

Equivalents

Examples

“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”

“Vendors must also describe⟳ to the Air Force⟳ whether they have⟳ experience⟳ integrating the device with payloads from other businesses, if they are capable of supporting flight test⟳ operations and working with ground support⟳ equipment and how soon the capability can be delivered. “Thrust Vector control⟳ must be included as a control⟳ methodology,” the service wrote in the request⟳. “Other capability measurements of interest⟳ are, but not limited to, flight path angle, total impulse, speed⟳, range, payload characteristics.”

CEFR level