Payload
Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000891
The actual data being transmitted over a network or stored in a data packet, excluding any header or metadata information. It represents the core content intended for the recipient application or system. In a typical network packet, the payload follows the header which contains routing and control information.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CMP-000891 |
|---|---|
| Field | Computing and IT |
| Subject | Internet |
Record as JSON
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"subject": "Internet",
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Record 982 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.