PACKAGE

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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

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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

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