What does package mean?

Definitions for package
ˈpæk ɪdʒpack·age

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word package.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. package, bundle, packet, parcelnoun

    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

  2. package, parcelnoun

    a wrapped container

  3. software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, packageverb

    (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

    "the market for software is expected to expand"

  4. box, packageverb

    put into a box

    "box the gift, please"

Wiktionary

  1. packagenoun

    Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.

  2. packagenoun

    Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

    Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

  3. packagenoun

    The art of packing something.

  4. packagenoun

    Something resembling a package.

  5. packagenoun

    A package holiday.

  6. packagenoun

    A football formation. IE; the "dime" defensive package.

  7. packagenoun

    The male genitalia.

  8. packageverb

    To pack or bundle something.

  9. packageverb

    To travel on a package holiday.

  10. Etymology: From pack + -age (act of packaging) or from cognate pakkage.

ChatGPT

  1. package

    A package is a container or bundle that holds multiple related items or units together for the purpose of transport, storage, or selling. In the context of software development, a package refers to a compartmentalized module or library that contains pre-written, reusable code to perform certain functions or tasks in a program.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Packagenoun

    act or process of packing

  2. Packagenoun

    a bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods

  3. Packagenoun

    a charge made for packing goods

  4. Packagenoun

    a duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were the sons of aliens

Wikidata

  1. Package

    A package in the Unified Modeling Language is used "to group elements, and to provide a namespace for the grouped elements". A package may contain other packages, thus providing for a hierarchical organization of packages. Pretty much all UML elements can be grouped into packages. Thus, classes, objects, use cases, components, nodes, node instances etc. can all be organized as packages, thus enabling a manageable organization of the myriad elements that a real-world UML model entails.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'package' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1813

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'package' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2751

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'package' in Nouns Frequency: #654

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of package in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of package in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of package in a Sentence

  1. Rob Portman:

    The last thing we want to do an infrastructure package is to hurt the economy as we come out of Covid, and we want to actually help to keep the economy moving in the right direction so, you know, taxes would be a huge mistake.

  2. Richard Farley:

    It’s a package deal, the revolver gets you a seat at the table.

  3. Postal Service:

    The Postal Service has seen issues with staffing availability arise in the identified Districts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other reasons, at the same time that staffing unavailability has become a factor, there has been an increase volume in package and market dominant products.

  4. Gregg Zeff:

    When you get a package, unless it's everything you wanted and more, you should contact a lawyer — there is no one protecting you.

  5. White House:

    Given it has become such a distraction, we're not going to ask Congress to pass the 529 provision so that they can instead focus on delivering a larger package of education tax relief.

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