payload

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pay·load / ˈpāˌlōd/ • n. the part of a vehicle's load, esp. an aircraft's, from which revenue is derived; passengers and cargo. ∎  the total load of bombs carried by a bomber. ∎  an explosive warhead carried by a missile. ∎  equipment, personnel, or satellites carried by a spacecraft.

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payload

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payload of a cell or packet in a network. Another name for body.

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