Definition of payload Payload

/pejˈlowˌd/ - [peylowd] - pay•load

We found 8 definitions of payload from 3 different sources.

What does payload mean?

Noun
payload - goods carried by a large vehicle
		cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, shipment, consignment
		merchandise, ware, product commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
payload - the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
		warhead, load
		explosive a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
		guided missile a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices

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payload (Noun)
That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
payload (Noun)
The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
payload (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.
payload (Noun)
The functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it.
payload (Noun)
The actual data in a data stream .