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In computing and telecommunications, the payload is the part of transmitted data that is the actual intended message. Headers and metadata are sent only
Payload_(computing)
Topics referred to by the same term
vehicle, often an aircraft or spacecraft. Payload may also refer to: Payload (computing), several analogous usages A game mode in hero shooter video games
Payload_(disambiguation)
Type of malware
are generally spread by some form of social engineering. Although their payload can be anything, many modern forms act as a backdoor, contacting a controller
Trojan_horse_(computing)
Self-replicating malware program
pass through. However, as the Morris worm and Mydoom showed, even these "payload-free" worms can cause major disruption by increasing network traffic and
Computer_worm
Secure network protocol suite
In computing, Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a secure network protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts packets of data to provide secure
IPsec
Simple checksum formula
digit is computed as follows: Drop the check digit from the number (if it's already present). This leaves the payload. Start with the payload digits and
Luhn_algorithm
Information at the beginning of data which describes or defines the data
data transmission, the data following the header is sometimes called the payload or body. It is vital that header composition follows a clear and unambiguous
Header_(computing)
Term for computer intruders and computing experts
has spread beyond computing in terms such as hackathon, civic hacking, biohacking, growth hacking, and life hack. Within computing, communities disagree
Hacker
Network utility used to test the reachability of a host
allows ping to compute the round-trip time in a stateless manner without needing to record the time of transmission of each packet. The payload may also include
Ping_(networking_utility)
System with multiple networked computers
common goal for their work. The terms "concurrent computing", "parallel computing", and "distributed computing" have much overlap, and no clear distinction
Distributed_computing
Type of data structure
In distributed computing, a conflict-free replicated data type (CRDT) is a data structure that is replicated across multiple computers in a network, with
Conflict-free replicated data type
Conflict-free_replicated_data_type
Value for unrepresentable data
in computing systems. The square root of a negative number is not a real number, and is therefore also represented by NaN in compliant computing systems
NaN
Digital workload distribution techniques
In computing, load balancing is the process of distributing a set of tasks over a set of resources (computing units) with the aim of making their overall
Load_balancing_(computing)
Consumption of resources that is indirectly required to achieve a goal
In computing, overhead is the consumption of computing resources for aspects that are not directly related to achieving a desired goal. Overhead is required
Overhead_(computing)
NASA program contracting commercial transportation services to the Moon
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to contract private companies to develop robotic landers, rovers, and satellites for missions
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial_Lunar_Payload_Services
Exploitable weakness in a computer system
73–74. "Ask an Ethicist: Vulnerability Disclosure". Association for Computing Machinery's Committee on Professional Ethics. 17 July 2018. Retrieved
Vulnerability (computer security)
Vulnerability_(computer_security)
Formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
user data; the latter is also known as the payload. Control information provides data for delivering the payload (e.g., source and destination network addresses
Network_packet
Principal protocol used for transmission of datagrams across an IP network
mandatory in most cases in IPv6. Data: Variable The payload of the UDP packet. The method used to compute the checksum is defined in RFC 768, and efficient
User_Datagram_Protocol
Computer hacker who hacks ethically
side of right. The computing sense developed from this wider moral contrast. The Oxford English Dictionary records white hat in computing slang from 1990
White_hat_hacker
Protection of computer systems from information disclosure, theft or damage
web page. HTML files can carry payloads concealed as benign, inert data in order to defeat content filters. These payloads can be reconstructed on the other
Computer_security
Computer network protocol
unfragmentable" # Payload size payload_size: int = byte1 & 0b111_1111 if payload_size == 126: payload_size, = struct.unpack(">H", conn.recv(2)) assert payload_size
WebSocket
Device that forwards data packets between computer networks
University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of Utah School of Computing in the United States. All were built with the Honeywell 516. These computers
Router_(computing)
Satellite model made by Northrop Grumman
provide improved pointing, more payload power, secure communications, higher downlink data rates or enhanced payload computing power. Bus Dimensions (H x W
GEOStar-2
Unit of data on an Ethernet network
words, a data unit on an Ethernet link transports an Ethernet frame as its payload. An Ethernet frame is preceded by a preamble and start frame delimiter
Ethernet_frame
Mechanism to detect corruption in the header of an IPv4 packet
UDP packets (including data payload). The Internet checksum is used to detect errors in ICMP packets (including data payload). The checksum calculation
Internet_checksum
Computing state associated with a point in time
In computing, an event is a detectable occurrence or change in state that the system is designed to monitor, such as user input, hardware interrupt, system
Event_(computing)
Computer program or file valid in multiple programming languages or file formats
In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script (or other file) written in a valid form of multiple programming languages or file formats. The
Polyglot_(computing)
Surveillance strategy
Q-Day. The most common concern is the prospect of developments in quantum computing which would allow current strong encryption algorithms to be broken at
Harvest_now,_decrypt_later
Processing a software job non-interactively
transitioning from batch processing to interactive computing. From the late 1960s onwards, interactive computing such as via text-based computer terminal interfaces
Batch_processing
US information technology company
Capella Space For Quantum Comms Gambit". Payload. Tatananni, Mackenzie. "IonQ Is Acquiring Two Quantum Computing Start-Ups Amid Buying Spree. What's Next"
IonQ
Self-modifying software
In computing, polymorphic code is code that uses a polymorphic engine to mutate while keeping the original algorithm intact - that is, the code changes
Polymorphic_code
Data that causes a computer to follow indicated instructions
In computing, an executable is a resource that a computer can use to control its behavior. As with all information in computing, it is data, but distinct
Executable
Computer security testing tool
recommends a payload that should work. Choosing the encoding technique so that hexadecimal opcodes known as "bad characters" are removed from the payload, these
Metasploit
Authorized cyberattack for testing purposes
History of Computing. 19 (3): 41–59. doi:10.1109/85.601735. OCLC 5871977875. INIST 2872773. Mackenzie, Donald A. (2004). Mechanizing Proof: Computing, Risk
Penetration_test
Malicious software
computer viruses. The combination of cryptographic technology as part of the payload of the virus, exploiting it for attack purposes was initialized and investigated
Malware
Malware toolkit
algorithms. Backdoor (computing) Botnet Computer virus Exploit HackTool.Win32.HackAV MPack (software) Spyware Trojan horse (computing) DarkComet – (Trojan
Blackhole_exploit_kit
Ways of measuring the transport of goods and people
is the kilogram-kilometre (kgkm), the service of moving one kilogram of payload a distance of one kilometre. kilogram (kg), the standard SI unit of mass
Units of measurement in transportation
Units_of_measurement_in_transportation
Methods used to protect cloud-based assets
infrastructure of cloud computing. It is a sub-domain of computer security, network security and, more broadly, information security. Cloud computing and storage
Cloud_computing_security
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List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
Examination of malicious software to understand its functionality and behaviour
virtual environments or active debuggers, delaying execution of malicious payloads, or requiring some form of interactive user input. Memory analysis examines
Malware_analysis
Module on the International Space Station
Station (ExPRESS) Logistics Carrier (ELC) is an unpressurized attached payload platform for the International Space Station (ISS) that provides mechanical
ExPRESS_Logistics_Carrier
2025 lunar landing mission
successful soft landing on the Moon. As part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the mission delivered ten scientific and technological
Blue_Ghost_Mission_1
Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other
tunnel between the SSL server and the SSL client. Cloud computing Cyberspace Distributed computing History of the Internet Information Age ISO/IEC 11801 –
Computer_network
Advanced backdoor advanced persistent threat, developed by PLATINUM
Titanium is a very advanced backdoor malware APT, developed by PLATINUM, a cybercrime collective. The malware was uncovered by Kaspersky Lab and reported
Titanium_(malware)
Malicious software used in ransom demands
then runs a payload, which locks the system in some fashion, or claims to lock the system but does not (e.g., a scareware program). Payloads may display
Ransomware
Study of detecting messages hidden using steganography
packages, determine whether or not they have a payload encoded into them, and, if possible, recover that payload. Unlike cryptanalysis, in which intercepted
Steganalysis
IEEE standard for floating-point arithmetic
some operations) and a payload, which is intended for diagnostic information indicating the source of the NaN (but the payload may have other uses, such
IEEE_754
"Momentus Signs New Contract for Partnership with DPhi Space to Fly Edge Computing Payload on Next Mission and for Future Revenue Sharing". "Starlink Group 10-44"
List of spaceflight launches in January–March 2026
List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_January–March_2026
Supplemental data placed after a block of data being transmitted
end of the header and preceding the start of the trailer is called the payload or body. It is vital that trailer composition follow a clear and unambiguous
Trailer_(computing)
Stealth missile destroyer class of the US Navy
turbo-generators to the electric drive motors or weapons, the Total Ship Computing Environment Infrastructure (TSCEI), automated fire-fighting systems, and
Zumwalt-class_destroyer
Unmanned vehicle communication protocol
The payloads from the packets described above are MAVLink messages. Each message is identifiable by the ID field on the packet, and the payload contains
MAVLink
Discrete unit of communication
ProcessPayment), events (e.g., PaymentProcessed), and documents (e.g., DataPayload). Both events and messages can support various delivery guarantees, including
Message
Planned AI satellite constellation
4 data processing unit, with up to 250 kW peak and 175 kW average compute payload. In October 2026, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X that the Starmind
Starmind_(satellite)
Malware deployment method
Artlist subdomain using Polygon smart contracts (EtherHiding) for dynamic payload routing. In March 2026, Apple added a mitigation to macOS to prevent ClickFix
ClickFix
System for exchanging messages between computing systems
divided into two parts called the header and the payload. The actual message is carried in the payload. The header area contains the fields relevant to
Communication_protocol
Hiding messages in other messages
"Covert channel attacks in pervasive computing". Proceedings 2015 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom). Vincent
Steganography
Facility where enterprise information systems are monitored, assessed, and defended
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Information security operations center
Information_security_operations_center
Systems to give users appropriate access
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Identity and access management
Identity_and_access_management
Bandwidth guaranteed by an internet service provider
provider to work under normal conditions. Committed data rate (CDR) is the payload portion of the CIR. At any given time, the available bandwidth should not
Committed_information_rate
Expendable launch system
operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA) since 2006. Primarily used to launch payloads for the United States Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial customers
Atlas_V
Method of bypassing authentication or encryption in a computer
primarily focus on poisoning code-generation models by embedding multi-token payloads or out-of-context triggers. These attacks demonstrate how even large foundational
Backdoor_(computing)
Computer hacker with malicious intent
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Black_hat_hacker
Computer network protocol
Open Network Computing (ONC) Remote Procedure Call (RPC), commonly known as Sun RPC is a remote procedure call system. ONC was originally developed by
Sun_RPC
Hacker who operates without permission or malice
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Grey_hat_hacker
Dynamic programming language
Julia Computing, Inc. by Viral B. Shah, Deepak Vinchhi, Alan Edelman, Jeff Bezanson, Stefan Karpinski and Keno Fischer. In June 2017, Julia Computing raised
Julia_(programming_language)
Internet protocol used for error messages in network operations
class. C-Type: 8 bits Identifies the object's subtype. Object payload: Variable Optional payload. If nonempty, it contains a data structure, whose size is
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet_Control_Message_Protocol
Computer networking protocol
Protocol) is a connectionless protocol that allows a potentially damaged data payload to be delivered to an application rather than being discarded by the receiving
UDP-Lite
Unskilled malicious hacker
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Script_kiddie
Errors in computer data that introduce unintended changes to the original data
unintentionally corrupt files when it accesses them. If a virus or trojan with this payload method manages to alter files critical to the running of the computer's
Data_corruption
Instruction set architecture extension for microprocessors
prefix can be added to new and existing instructions. It provides 4 bits of payload in total and allows addressing 16 registers. A two-byte REX2 prefix was
REX_prefix
Security measure for client-side scripting
In computing, the same-origin policy (SOP) is a concept in the web application security model. Under the policy, a web browser permits scripts contained
Same-origin_policy
IOS exploit kit
hard-coded cookie is used to generate resource URLs. Post-exploitation binary payloads are served from URLs ending in .min.js, encrypted and compressed. The kit
Coruna_(exploit_kit)
Two parties authenticating each other at the same time
down communication. Even with edge-based cloud computing, which is faster than general cloud computing due to a closer proximity between the server and
Mutual_authentication
Proposed orbital infrastructure
orbit or other orbits using space-based solar power. Space-based edge computing has historical roots in military architectures designed to bypass the
Space-based_data_center
Voice-over-IP communications protocol
required for applications, such as text messaging, that exchange data as payload in the SIP message. SIP works in conjunction with several other protocols
Session_Initiation_Protocol
Manifesto from 1986 by Loyd Blankenship
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Hacker_Manifesto
Computer program for remote system administration
hacking group QHA. Back Orifice 2000 Sub7 Trojan horse (computing) Malware Backdoor (computing) Rootkit MiniPanzer and MegaPanzer File binder Richtel,
Back_Orifice
Malicious software used to steal information
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Infostealer
Desktop run remotely from local device
A RAT is typically installed without the victim's knowledge, often as payload of a Trojan horse, and will try to hide its operation from the victim and
Remote_desktop_software
Computer networking protocol
the ATM payload. (In fact, just simply 10 bytes = 2 bytes for PPP + zero for RFC 2364 + 8 (AAL5 CPCS).) This figure of 44 bytes AAL5 payload overhead
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
Point-to-Point_Protocol_over_Ethernet
Testing software
execute remote code via PHPUnit was discovered in late 2017. By sending a payload of PHP code to a file that is part of PHPUnit, an attacker could execute
PHPUnit
Error-detecting code used in communications protocols
added to a frame in a communication protocol. Frames are used to send payload data from a source to a destination. All frames and the bits, bytes, and
Frame_check_sequence
Topics referred to by the same term
One-click hosting Host (disambiguation) Hosted desktop Hosted Exchange Hosted payload Internet hosting service This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Hosting
Computer expansion bus standard
transaction. The Packet Efficiency = Payload/Payload + Overhead for a 128 byte payload is 86%, and 98% for a 1024 byte payload. For small accesses like register
PCI_Express
Distributed messaging software
messaging system developed under the stewardship of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. The NATS server is written in the Go programming language
NATS_Messaging
Reference software implementation for UEFI
version of coreboot modified to launch Tiano. This feature is called PIANO (payload into Tiano) or tianocoreboot. PIANO code was merged into coreboot in 2013
TianoCore_EDK_II
Network event logging system and protocol
In computing, syslog (/ˈsɪs.lɒɡ/) is a standard for message logging. It allows separation of the software that generates messages, the system that stores
Syslog
2015 leak of personal data from an online dating service
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Ashley_Madison_data_breach
Programming language
is a general-purpose programming language designed by WSO2 for cloud computing application software. It is free and open-source software released under
Ballerina (programming language)
Ballerina_(programming_language)
Path taken or method used by a security breach into an IT system
user opens the document, the malicious code in question (known as the payload) is executed and performs the abusive tasks it was programmed to execute
Attack_vector
Control of access to computer networks
computer systemPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Cloud computing security – Methods used to protect cloud-based assets Computer security –
Network_security
Subculture of individuals
imported into early computing culture, because the club started using a DEC PDP-1 and applied its local model railroad slang in this computing context. Initially
Hacker_culture
American cloud computing and virtualization company
VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom
VMware
American aerospace company founded in 2020
construction, and scientific operations. It is equipped with a modular Universal Payload Interface (UPI), allowing it to autonomously deploy, retrieve, and transport
Astrolab
Arduino-based CubeSat science project
Captured, Berthed to Station". NASA. Retrieved 11 August 2013. "HTV-4 Mission payload description". JAXA. Retrieved 4 September 2013. "HTV-4 Mission schedule"
ArduSat
DOS-based polymorphic computer virus
with functionally similar behaviour. OneHalf is known for its peculiar payload: at every boot, it encrypts two unencrypted cylinders of the user's hard
OneHalf
Historic Apollo Moonport
connected to the External tank. The payload to be installed at the launch pad was independently transported in a payload transportation canister and then
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39
Technique for compromising hypervisor software
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Hyperjacking
Decentralized hacktivist collective
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Anonymous_(hacker_group)
Version 6 of the Internet Protocol
special options, a payload must be less than 64kB. With a Jumbo Payload option (in a Hop-By-Hop Options extension header), the payload must be less than
IPv6
travel, tourism, insurance
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Giver of Water; Milk Giver
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : occupational name for a maker of pots and pans, from an agent derivative of Middle English pail(e) (Old French paelle ‘frying pan’, ‘cooking pan’).
Boy/Male
French American
From the Old French, meaning high-spirited. Used as both a surname and given name.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a distiller, a Yiddishized form of Ukrainian palyar ‘distiller’.English : variant of Paylor.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cloud
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : nickname from French
gaillard ‘strong’, ‘robust’, possibly from Gaulish galia
‘strength’ + the suffix -ard.English (of Norman origin) and French : from Old French
gaile ‘cheerful’ (of Germanic origin; compare Gale 1) +
the pejorative suffix -ard.English (of Norman origin) and French : Gaillard was brought to America by the Huguenots, and is sometimes
Americanized as
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gaylord, GAYELORD means "dandy."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Cloud
Male
English
 Short form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of God," and Gaylord, GAY means "dandy." Compare with feminine Gay.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; One who Gives Water
Boy/Male
American, Christian, French, German
Lively; High-spirited
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from a respelling of the Old French byname Gaillard, GAYLORD means "dandy."Â
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v. i.
To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.
n.
An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic (light-producing) rays, and computing the power of object glasses.
n.
The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
n.
The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Compute
n.
A contrivance for computing the revolutions of a wheel; an odometer.
n.
A system of numbers, whose denominations rise in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial and solid contents of their work.
n.
The art of measuring and computing the cubical contents of bodies and figures; -- distinguished from planimetry.
p. p. & a.
Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the calculated velocity of a cannon ball.
n.
One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so called because of the use of the fingers in counting and computing.
n.
A quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion.
n.
An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860.
travel, tourism, insurance