payload
gb/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/ us/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
B2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
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entity
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load carried by a vehicle
The useful load carried by a truck, plane, rocket, drone, or similar vehicle.
Schéma d’usage :
[vehicle/device] carries a payload; a payload of [amount/thing]
Erreur fréquente :
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.
Synonymes
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)
Antonymes
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)
Collocations
carry a payload
|heavy payload
|maximum payload
|cargo payload
|satellite payload
|scientific payload
|payload capacity
|payload mass
|useful payload
|payload bay
Thèmes
transport
|aviation
|space
|logistics
|engineering
Exemples
- The rocket carried a payload of communications satellites into orbit.
- The drone can lift a small camera as part of its payload.
- The truck was over its legal payload limit.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The van has a payload of one ton.
- The robot carried its payload across the room.
Nom
technical
C1
entity
2
data inside a message
The actual data sent in a computer message, not the extra information used to deliver or describe it.
Schéma d’usage :
the payload of [a request/message/packet]; [format] payload
Erreur fréquente :
In API contexts, payload usually means the body or data being sent, not the whole request including headers.
Synonymes
body (common in HTTP and API contexts for the main content of a request or response)
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content (broader and less technical)
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data (general term without the contrast with headers or metadata)
Antonymes
header (delivery or descriptive information before the main data)
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metadata (data that describes other data rather than the main content)
Collocations
data payload
|request payload
|response payload
|JSON payload
|API payload
|packet payload
|message payload
|encrypted payload
|parse the payload
|payload size
Thèmes
computing
|data
|internet
|software
|apis
Exemples
- The API returns a JSON payload with the user's profile information.
- The server rejected the request because the payload was too large.
- The packet header is encrypted separately from the payload.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The request payload contains the user's name.
- Check the JSON payload before you send it.
Nom
technical
C1
entity
3
weapon’s explosive load
The destructive material or warhead carried by a weapon.
Schéma d’usage :
a [nuclear/explosive/conventional] payload; [weapon] carries/delivers a payload
Erreur fréquente :
A weapon's payload is what it carries or delivers; the weapon itself is not usually called the payload.
Synonymes
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)
Antonymes
dummy payload (a non-explosive load used for testing)
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inert payload (a payload that is not active or explosive)
Collocations
nuclear payload
|explosive payload
|conventional payload
|missile payload
|drone payload
|carry a payload
|deliver a payload
|payload yield
|multiple payloads
|warhead payload
Thèmes
military
|weapons
|security
|news
Exemples
- Officials said the missile could carry a nuclear payload.
- The drone released its explosive payload before leaving the area.
- Engineers tested the rocket with a dummy payload instead of a live warhead.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The missile carried a dangerous payload.
- The test used an inert payload.
Nom
technical
C1
entity
4
malware’s harmful component
The harmful code that malware runs after it gets into a computer system.
Schéma d’usage :
[malware/exploit] delivers/executes/drops a payload
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse the cybersecurity meaning with the neutral computing meaning; a payload is not always malicious unless the context is malware or attacks.
Synonymes
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)
Antonymes
benign code (code that is not harmful)
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defensive code (code intended to protect rather than attack)
Collocations
malicious payload
|malware payload
|exploit payload
|ransomware payload
|payload delivery
|execute a payload
|drop a payload
|download a payload
|hidden payload
|payload execution
Thèmes
cybersecurity
|computing
|malware
|software
Exemples
- The phishing email downloaded a malicious payload when the attachment was opened.
- Security tools blocked the exploit before it could execute its payload.
- Analysts found that the ransomware payload encrypted files within seconds.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The malware payload damaged the computer.
- The antivirus stopped the payload.
Nom
formal
C2
abstract
5
hidden meaning or force
The deeper message or strong feeling carried by words, images, or an event.
Schéma d’usage :
an emotional/political/symbolic payload; carry a payload of [meaning/feeling]
Erreur fréquente :
This figurative use is more advanced and less common; in everyday speech, words like message, meaning, or impact are often simpler.
Synonymes
meaning (more general and neutral)
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significance (emphasizes importance)
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charge (often suggests strong emotional or political force)
Antonymes
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)
Collocations
emotional payload
|political payload
|symbolic payload
|cultural payload
|ideological payload
|narrative payload
|carry a payload
|hidden payload
|heavy payload
|rhetorical payload
Thèmes
communication
|media
|emotion
|culture
Exemples
- The joke has a political payload that many viewers missed.
- For survivors, the song carries a heavy emotional payload.
- The image looks simple, but its symbolic payload is powerful.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The story has an emotional payload.
- The phrase carried a political payload.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
payload
API
GB/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
US/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
Syllabes et accentuation
pay - load (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (pay)
Formes du mot
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.
Exemples
- 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.
payload bay
1/pˈeɪlˌoʊd bˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
compartment for carried load
The space inside a spacecraft or aircraft where its payload is kept.
Exemples
- 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.
payload capacity
1/pˈeɪlˌoʊd kəpˈæsɪti/
fixed phrase
technical
maximum load a vehicle carries
The largest load a vehicle or device can carry.
Exemples
- 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.