payload
gb/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/ us/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
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英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞
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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.
用法パターン：
[vehicle/device] carries a payload; a payload of [amount/thing]
よくある間違い：
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.
類義語
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)
対義語
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)
コロケーション
carry a payload
|heavy payload
|maximum payload
|cargo payload
|satellite payload
|scientific payload
|payload capacity
|payload mass
|useful payload
|payload bay
テーマ
transport
|aviation
|space
|logistics
|engineering
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The van has a payload of one ton.
- The robot carried its payload across the room.
名詞
technical
C1
entity
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data inside a message
The actual data sent in a computer message, not the extra information used to deliver or describe it.
用法パターン：
the payload of [a request/message/packet]; [format] payload
よくある間違い：
In API contexts, payload usually means the body or data being sent, not the whole request including headers.
類義語
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)
対義語
header (delivery or descriptive information before the main data)
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metadata (data that describes other data rather than the main content)
コロケーション
data payload
|request payload
|response payload
|JSON payload
|API payload
|packet payload
|message payload
|encrypted payload
|parse the payload
|payload size
テーマ
computing
|data
|internet
|software
|apis
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The request payload contains the user's name.
- Check the JSON payload before you send it.
名詞
technical
C1
entity
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weapon’s explosive load
The destructive material or warhead carried by a weapon.
用法パターン：
a [nuclear/explosive/conventional] payload; [weapon] carries/delivers a payload
よくある間違い：
A weapon's payload is what it carries or delivers; the weapon itself is not usually called the payload.
類義語
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)
対義語
dummy payload (a non-explosive load used for testing)
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inert payload (a payload that is not active or explosive)
コロケーション
nuclear payload
|explosive payload
|conventional payload
|missile payload
|drone payload
|carry a payload
|deliver a payload
|payload yield
|multiple payloads
|warhead payload
テーマ
military
|weapons
|security
|news
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The missile carried a dangerous payload.
- The test used an inert payload.
名詞
technical
C1
entity
4
malware’s harmful component
The harmful code that malware runs after it gets into a computer system.
用法パターン：
[malware/exploit] delivers/executes/drops a payload
よくある間違い：
Do not confuse the cybersecurity meaning with the neutral computing meaning; a payload is not always malicious unless the context is malware or attacks.
類義語
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)
対義語
benign code (code that is not harmful)
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defensive code (code intended to protect rather than attack)
コロケーション
malicious payload
|malware payload
|exploit payload
|ransomware payload
|payload delivery
|execute a payload
|drop a payload
|download a payload
|hidden payload
|payload execution
テーマ
cybersecurity
|computing
|malware
|software
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The malware payload damaged the computer.
- The antivirus stopped the payload.
名詞
formal
C2
abstract
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hidden meaning or force
The deeper message or strong feeling carried by words, images, or an event.
用法パターン：
an emotional/political/symbolic payload; carry a payload of [meaning/feeling]
よくある間違い：
This figurative use is more advanced and less common; in everyday speech, words like message, meaning, or impact are often simpler.
類義語
meaning (more general and neutral)
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significance (emphasizes importance)
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charge (often suggests strong emotional or political force)
対義語
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)
コロケーション
emotional payload
|political payload
|symbolic payload
|cultural payload
|ideological payload
|narrative payload
|carry a payload
|hidden payload
|heavy payload
|rhetorical payload
テーマ
communication
|media
|emotion
|culture
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- The story has an emotional payload.
- The phrase carried a political payload.
文法
辞書形
payload
IPA
GB/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
US/pˈeɪlˌoʊd/
音節・強勢
pay - load （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (pay)
活用形
Noun
- Base: payload
- Plural: payloads
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.