Definitions for Packet
ˈpæk ɪtpack·et

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. package, bundle, packet, parcelnoun

   a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. packetnoun

   (computer science) a message or message fragment

3. packetnoun

   a small package or bundle

4. mailboat, mail boat, packet, packet boatnoun

   a boat for carrying mail

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. packetnoun

   A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters, a packet of crisps, a packet of biscuits.

2. packetnoun

   Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel.

3. packetnoun

   A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.

4. packetnoun

   A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks.

5. packetverb

   To make up into a packet or bundle.

6. packetverb

   To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.

7. packetverb

   To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

8. Etymology: Either from pacquet, or formed independently from pack + -et.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Packetnoun

   A small pack; a mail of letters.

   Etymology: pacquet, French.

   In the dark
   Grop’d I to find out them,
   Finger’d their packet, and in fine withdrew. William Shakespeare.

   There passed continually packets and dispatches between the two kings. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   Upon your late command
   To guard the passages, and search all packets,
   This to the prince was intercepted. John Denham.

   People will wonder how the news could come, especially if the wind be fair when the packet goes over. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Packetverb

   To bind up in parcels.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   My resolution is to send you all your letters, well sealed and packeted. Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Packetnoun

   a small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters

2. Packetnoun

   originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat

3. Packetverb

   to make up into a packet or bundle

4. Packetverb

   to send in a packet or dispatch vessel

5. Packetverb

   to ply with a packet or dispatch boat

6. Etymology: [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See Pack.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. packet

   A type of recyclable bag.

   The crisps are kept fresh within a crisp packet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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   packet

   A unit of data.

   Data packets are used on various networks. As an example, e-mails and web pages will make use of network packets to send information back and forth to the user and recipients

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Boat
   • Collection
   • Computer Science
   • Message
   • Package

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Packet' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2431

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Packet' in Nouns Frequency: #2035

How to pronounce Packet?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Packet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Packet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Packet in a Sentence

1. Natalia Cohen:

   The main one that comes to mind was between me and Laura, where we argued over a packet of instant noodles.

2. Nahed Ibrahim:

   Not everyone does that. Some of them know I'm in need and if they can find me a packet, they don't profit.

3. Claire Hockridge:

   During the day, the group dug a hole underneath the car to stay cool and then slept in the vehicle at night, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. During that time period, the trio survived on six liters of water, 10 cans of iced vodka, a packet of biscuitsand some beef noodles. After running out of supplies, they left a note on the car and made their way to the watering hole. In this image made from video, an advertisement for the campsite line the roadside where a woman was found after being stranded in the Alice Springs area in the central Australian Outback. ( Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP) Tamra McBeath-Riley said Tamra McBeath-Riley decided to stay at the waterhole with Tamra McBeath-Riley Staffordshire terrierbecause Tamra McBeath-Riley did not think the dog would survive a walk to the Stuart Highway, which connects Australias north and south coasts. The group of women did not know if anyone was looking for them. When the helicopter found me, I thought that Claire Hockridge and Phu Tran had reached Stuart Highway, stuart Highway was Stuart Highway. So to find thats not the case is worrying.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   They all signed consent forms to go and then the vendor that is doing this for Florida provided them with a packet that had a map of Martha's Vineyard, it has the number for different services that are on Martha's Vineyard.

5. Naomi Leinen:

   I have a little packet I take them with commitment caucus cards, bumper stickers, a clipboard, and then I also have a sign up sheet for them to sign up five friends to start out with.

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