payload

Definitions

• 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.