Word: payload
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pay
load
Definition: The functional part of a computer virus or another type of malware program, rather than the part that spreads it.
Morphemes:
Affix: pay
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc; to smear.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: picare
Language: la
Decoded: picare
Meaning: to pitch
Affix: load
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The viral load. A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.