PAYLOAD

cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment

(noun) goods carried by a large vehicle

warhead, payload, load

(noun) the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

payload (plural payloads)

That part of a cargo that produces revenue.

The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.

That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.

(computing) The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.

(communication) The actual data in a data stream.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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