Definition of
Package
- (noun, artifact) a wrapped container
- (noun, communication) (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
- (noun, group) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- (verb, contact) put into a box
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Synonyms of Package
box, bundle, computer software, packet, parcel, software, software package, software program, software system
Alternate forms of Package
Derivations: pack, package, packaging
Hyponyms: alpha software, authoring language, beta software, bundle, cad, compatible software, computer program, computer programme, computer-aided design, database management system, dbms, documentation, freeware, function, groupware, operating system, os, pack, packet, procedure, program, programme, routine, shareware, sheaf, shrink-wrapped software, software documentation, spyware, subprogram, subroutine, supervisory software, upgrade, wisp
Hypernyms: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, case, code, collection, computer code, container, encase, incase
Origin of the word Package
- 1540, "the act of packing," from pack (n.) or from cognate Du. pakkage "baggage." The main modern sense of "bundle, parcel" is first attested 1722. The verb is 1922, from the noun. Package deal is from 1952. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper