payload
gb/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/ us/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
B2
English
hasznos teher, rakomány, adattartalom, hasznos adat, töltet, harci rész, károkozó kód, jelentéstartalom
NOUN
B2
1
rakomány
B1
Usage pattern:
[vehicle/device] carries a payload; a payload of [amount/thing]
The rocket carried a payload of communications satellites into orbit.
A rakéta kommunikációs műholdakból álló hasznos terhet juttatott pályára.
The drone can lift a small camera as part of its payload.
A drón a hasznos teher részeként egy kis kamerát is képes felemelni.
The truck was over its legal payload limit.
Learner examples
The van has a payload of one ton.
A furgon hasznos terhe egy tonna.
The robot carried its payload across the room.
A robot átvitte a rakományát a szobán keresztül.
Common mistake:
Do not use payload for ordinary bags or luggage in everyday situations; it usually refers to the load a vehicle or device is designed to carry.
Meaning
load carried by a vehicle
Collocations
carry a payload
|heavy payload
|maximum payload
|cargo payload
|satellite payload
|scientific payload
|payload capacity
|payload mass
|useful payload
|payload bay
Synonyms
load (more general and everyday)
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cargo (usually goods being transported, not passengers or instruments)
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freight (commercial goods transported by truck, train, ship, or plane)
Antonyms
empty weight (the weight of a vehicle without its payload)
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tare weight (technical term for the weight without the carried load)
Themes
transport
|aviation
|space
|logistics
|engineering
Definition
The useful load carried by a truck, plane, rocket, drone, or similar vehicle.
The load that a vehicle, aircraft, spacecraft, or similar machine carries, especially cargo, equipment, passengers, or instruments.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
adattartalom
C1
hasznos adat
C1
Usage pattern:
the payload of [a request/message/packet]; [format] payload
The API returns a JSON payload with the user's profile information.
Az API egy, a felhasználó profiladatait tartalmazó JSON-adattartalmat ad vissza.
The server rejected the request because the payload was too large.
A szerver elutasította a kérést, mert az adattartalom túl nagy volt.
The packet header is encrypted separately from the payload.
Learner examples
The request payload contains the user's name.
A kérés adattartalmában szerepel a felhasználó neve.
Check the JSON payload before you send it.
Ellenőrizd a JSON-adattartalmat, mielőtt elküldöd.
Common mistake:
In API contexts, payload usually means the body or data being sent, not the whole request including headers.
Meaning
data inside a message
Collocations
data payload
|request payload
|response payload
|JSON payload
|API payload
|packet payload
|message payload
|encrypted payload
|parse the payload
|payload size
Synonyms
body (common in HTTP and API contexts for the main content of a request or response)
|
content (broader and less technical)
|
data (general term without the contrast with headers or metadata)
Antonyms
header (delivery or descriptive information before the main data)
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metadata (data that describes other data rather than the main content)
Themes
computing
|data
|internet
|software
|apis
Definition
The actual data sent in a computer message, not the extra information used to deliver or describe it.
In computing, the main data carried inside a message, packet, request, or file, as opposed to headers, metadata, or control information.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
3
töltet
B2
harci rész
C1
Usage pattern:
a [nuclear/explosive/conventional] payload; [weapon] carries/delivers a payload
Officials said the missile could carry a nuclear payload.
A tisztviselők szerint a rakéta nukleáris töltetet is hordozhat.
The drone released its explosive payload before leaving the area.
A drón még a terület elhagyása előtt ledobta a robbanótöltetét.
Engineers tested the rocket with a dummy payload instead of a live warhead.
Learner examples
The missile carried a dangerous payload.
A rakéta veszélyes töltetet hordozott.
The test used an inert payload.
A teszt során hatóanyag nélküli töltetet használtak.
Common mistake:
A weapon's payload is what it carries or delivers; the weapon itself is not usually called the payload.
Meaning
weapon’s explosive load
Collocations
nuclear payload
|explosive payload
|conventional payload
|missile payload
|drone payload
|carry a payload
|deliver a payload
|payload yield
|multiple payloads
|warhead payload
Synonyms
warhead (the explosive head of a missile or rocket; often more specific)
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explosive load (clearer and less technical)
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charge (usually a quantity of explosive material)
Antonyms
dummy payload (a non-explosive load used for testing)
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inert payload (a payload that is not active or explosive)
Themes
military
|weapons
|security
|news
Definition
The destructive material or warhead carried by a weapon.
The explosive, nuclear, chemical, or other destructive load carried by a missile, bomb, drone, or similar weapon.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
4
károkozó kód
C1
Usage pattern:
[malware/exploit] delivers/executes/drops a payload
The phishing email downloaded a malicious payload when the attachment was opened.
Az adathalász e-mail egy károkozó kódot töltött le, amikor megnyitották a mellékletet.
Security tools blocked the exploit before it could execute its payload.
A biztonsági eszközök még azelőtt blokkolták az exploitot, hogy az aktiválhatta volna a károkozó kódját.
Analysts found that the ransomware payload encrypted files within seconds.
Learner examples
The malware payload damaged the computer.
A kártevőben lévő károkozó kód károsította a számítógépet.
The antivirus stopped the payload.
A vírusirtó megállította a károkozó kódot.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse the cybersecurity meaning with the neutral computing meaning; a payload is not always malicious unless the context is malware or attacks.
Meaning
malware’s harmful component
Collocations
malicious payload
|malware payload
|exploit payload
|ransomware payload
|payload delivery
|execute a payload
|drop a payload
|download a payload
|hidden payload
|payload execution
Synonyms
malicious code (clearer general term for harmful software instructions)
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exploit code (often the code used to take advantage of a vulnerability)
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malware component (broader part of malicious software)
Antonyms
benign code (code that is not harmful)
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defensive code (code intended to protect rather than attack)
Themes
cybersecurity
|computing
|malware
|software
Definition
The harmful code that malware runs after it gets into a computer system.
In cybersecurity, the part of malware or an exploit that performs the intended harmful action after it reaches or enters a system.
NOUN
C2
FORMAL
5
töltet
B2
Usage pattern:
an emotional/political/symbolic payload; carry a payload of [meaning/feeling]
The joke has a political payload that many viewers missed.
A viccnek van egy politikai töltete, amit sok néző nem vett észre.
For survivors, the song carries a heavy emotional payload.
A túlélők számára a dal súlyos érzelmi töltetet hordoz.
The image looks simple, but its symbolic payload is powerful.
Learner examples
The story has an emotional payload.
A történetnek érzelmi töltete van.
The phrase carried a political payload.
A kifejezés politikai töltetet hordozott.
Common mistake:
This figurative use is more advanced and less common; in everyday speech, words like message, meaning, or impact are often simpler.
Meaning
hidden meaning or force
Collocations
emotional payload
|political payload
|symbolic payload
|cultural payload
|ideological payload
|narrative payload
|carry a payload
|hidden payload
|heavy payload
|rhetorical payload
Synonyms
meaning (more general and neutral)
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significance (emphasizes importance)
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charge (often suggests strong emotional or political force)
Antonyms
surface meaning (the obvious meaning, not the deeper or carried effect)
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form (the outward shape or style rather than the content or effect)
Themes
communication
|media
|emotion
|culture
Definition
The deeper message or strong feeling carried by words, images, or an event.
The important meaning, emotional force, or effect that something carries, especially when it is not immediately obvious.
Grammar
Dictionary form
payload
IPA
GB/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
US/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
Syllables & stress
pay - load (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (pay)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: payload
- Plural: payloads
Expressions
deliver a payload
1/dɪlˈɪvɚ ə pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
fixed phrase
technical
release or activate a payload
To bring a payload to where it is meant to go, or make it work there.
Examples
- The launch vehicle delivered its payload into low Earth orbit.
- The exploit delivered a payload that gave attackers remote access.
- The missile is designed to deliver a conventional payload over long distances.
Learner examples
- The rocket delivered its payload safely.
- The malware delivered a harmful payload.
payload bay
1/pˈeɪlˌoʊd bˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
compartment for carried load
The space inside a spacecraft or aircraft where its payload is kept.
Examples
- The satellite was stored in the spacecraft's payload bay during launch.
- The crew opened the payload bay doors after reaching orbit.
- The aircraft has a large payload bay for scientific equipment.
Learner examples
- The satellite was in the payload bay.
- The payload bay doors opened in space.
payload capacity
1/pˈeɪlˌoʊd kəpˈæsɪti/
fixed phrase
technical
maximum load a vehicle carries
The largest load a vehicle or device can carry.
Examples
- The pickup has a payload capacity of about 1,500 pounds.
- Engineers increased the drone's payload capacity by using lighter materials.
- Check the payload capacity before loading the trailer.
Learner examples
- The truck's payload capacity is two tons.
- Do not go over the payload capacity.