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payloads

payloads is the plural of payload.

Meaning of payload

Noun

payload (plural payloads)

  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.
    • I spread disease like a dog / Discharge my payload a mile high / Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils1990, Dave Mustaine, "Rust in Peace... Polaris", Megadeth, Rust in Peace.
  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.

Questions about payloads

What is payloads the plural of?
Payloads is the plural of payload.

Words near payloads in the dictionary

  1. payload princesses
  2. payload specialist
  3. payload specialists
  4. payloader
  5. payloaders
  6. payloads
  7. Paylor
  8. Paylors
  9. paymaster
  10. paymasters
  11. paymastership

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