package, parcel
(noun) a wrapped container
software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
(noun) (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”
package, bundle, packet, parcel
(noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
box, package
(verb) put into a box; “box the gift, please”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
package (countable and uncountable, plural packages)
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
(software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
(uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
Something resembling a package.
A package holiday.
A football formation.
(euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
(uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
(journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.
package (third-person singular simple present packages, present participle packaging, simple past and past participle packaged)
To pack or bundle something.
To travel on a package holiday.
To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.
Source: Wiktionary
Pack"age, n.
1. Act or process of packing.
2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
3. A charge made for packing goods.
4. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
