payload UK /ˈpeɪləʊd/US /ˈpeɪloʊd/ noun5 •That part of a cargo that produces revenue. •The total weight of passengers, crew, equipment, and cargo carried by an aircraft or spacecraft. •That part of a rocket, missile, propelled stinger, or torpedo that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance, such as a warhead or satellite.I spread disease like a dog / Discharge my payload a mile high / Rotten egg air of death wrestles your nostrils — 1990 •The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it. •The actual data in a data stream. formspayloads