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Workload vs Payload - What's the difference?

workload | payload |

As nouns the difference between workload and payload

is that workload is the amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period while payload is that part of a cargo that produces revenue.

workload

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period
  • The amount of work that a machine can handle or produce

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    payload

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia payload) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • (computing) The functional part of a computer virus rather than the part that spreads it
  • (communication) The actual data in a data stream