payload

  1. Noun.  That part of a cargo that produces revenue.
  2. Noun.  The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment(,) and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.
  3. Noun.  That part of a rocket, missile(,) or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.
  4. Noun.  (computing) The functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it.
  5. Noun.  (communication) The actual data in a data stream.

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