payload

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payload

The truck carries a heavy payload of construction materials.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The revenue-producing or functional part of a vehicle's load: The cargo, passengers, or equipment that directly contribute to the purpose of a vehicle's mission, especially in aviation, spaceflight, or computing.
    • The explosive or destructive part of a missile or projectile: The warhead or the section containing chemicals, biological agents, or explosives designed to inflict damage.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The rocket's payload included three scientific satellites.
    • Increasing the aircraft's payload allowed for more freight to be transported.
    • The missile's payload was a conventional high-explosive warhead.
Advanced Usage
  • In computing: Refers to the essential data being carried within a transmission unit (like a packet or frame), excluding headers or metadata used for delivery.
    • The network packet's header is 20 bytes, leaving 1300 bytes for the actual payload.
  • "Payload capacity": The maximum weight a vehicle, especially an aircraft or rocket, is designed to carry.
    • The new drone has a payload capacity of 5 kilograms.
Variants and Related Words
  • Payload bay (n): The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft designed to hold the payload.
    • The space shuttle's payload bay doors opened in orbit.
  • Payload specialist (n): A crew member on a space mission responsible for managing specific experiments or cargo.
    • The payload specialist activated the experiment in the module.
Synonyms
  • Cargo: Goods carried, especially on a ship, aircraft, or truck.
  • Freight: Goods transported in bulk.
  • Warhead: The explosive head of a missile or torpedo.
  • Load: Something that is carried.
Related Phrases
  • Payload fairing: A nose cone used to protect a spacecraft payload during launch.
    • The payload fairing separated successfully after the rocket cleared the atmosphere.
  • Payload fraction: In aerospace, the ratio of a vehicle's payload weight to its total liftoff weight.
    • Improving the payload fraction is a key goal in rocket design.
payload

The truck carries a heavy payload of construction materials.

Noun
  1. goods carried by a large vehicle
  2. the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

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