payload
/ˈpeɪˌloʊd/
noun
- The total weight of cargo, passengers, or equipment that a vehicle, aircraft, or spacecraft can carry.
- The rocket can deliver a payload of satellites into orbit.
- The truck's payload capacity is two tons.
- The cargo plane was loaded with its maximum payload.
- The part of a computer virus or malware that performs a harmful action, such as deleting files or stealing data.
- The antivirus software detected a malicious payload in the email attachment.
- The worm's payload was designed to erase hard drives.
- Security experts analyzed the payload of the ransomware.
- The valuable information or data carried in a message, packet, or transmission, as opposed to headers or metadata.
- The sensor sends a payload of temperature readings every minute.
- In the API response, the payload includes the requested data.
- The network packet's payload contained the user's login details.