payload

charge utile

Poids total des personnes, du matériel et des marchandises transportés par un aéronef ou un véhicule spatial.

En anglais simple : The total weight of people, equipment, and goods carried by an aircraft or spacecraft.

• The aircraft has a small payload capacity.
• Extra equipment increased the payload by fifty kilograms.
• What is the maximum payload for this spacecraft?

Synonymes : load, carrying weight

Expressions courantes : maximum payload, payload capacity, heavy payload

charge utile, charge explosive

Matériel utile ou explosif transporté par une fusée ou une arme, distinct des moteurs et des commandes.

En anglais simple : The useful equipment or explosive carried by a rocket or weapon, separate from its engines and controls.

• The rocket carried a satellite payload.
• The missile’s payload exploded above the target.
• Engineers checked the scientific payload before launch.

Expressions courantes : rocket payload, explosive payload, satellite payload

charge malveillante, charge utile

Partie d’un logiciel malveillant qui exécute l’action prévue après son arrivée sur un ordinateur.

En anglais simple : The part of harmful software that performs its intended action after it reaches a computer.

• The virus payload deletes files.
• Researchers examined the malware’s hidden payload.
• The attack delivered a payload that stole saved passwords.

Expressions courantes : malicious payload, virus payload, execute a payload

charge marchande, charge utile

Marchandises ou passagers transportés par un véhicule et qui rapportent de l’argent à son propriétaire.

En anglais simple : The goods or passengers carried by a vehicle that earn money for its owner.

• The truck carried a full payload.
• More paying passengers increased the flight’s payload.
• The operator wants to carry a larger commercial payload.

Synonymes : revenue load

Expressions courantes : commercial payload, paying payload, carry a payload