Payload (communication and information technology)

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Material transmitted over a network (either computer or telecommunications network) includes both data and information that identifies the source and destination of the material. The payload is the actual data, or the cargo, carried by the headers.

When referring to a computer virus, the payload is the result of the malicious software.

References

• http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=payload&i=48909,00.asp
• http://www.securityfocus.com/glossary/P
• http://www.techterms.com/definition/payload

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