Dictionary Definition
package
Noun
2 a wrapped container [syn: parcel]
3 (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" [syn:
software, software
system, software
package] [ant: hardware] v : put into a box;
"box the gift, please" [syn: box] [ant: unbox]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈpækɪdʒ/
- /"p}
Extensive Definition
Package can refer
to:
- Packaging and labelling
- Mail item larger than a letter
- Software
package, in computing, a type of file format where software
programs and installation material is grouped together
- Java package, a concept programming where related classes and interfaces are grouped together
- Chip package or Chip carrier, in electronics, the material added around a component or integrated circuit to allow it to be handled without damage and incorporated into a circuit
- Automotive package, in automobile production and marketing, a group of related features sold as a bundle
- Package holiday, in tourism, a holiday or package tour which consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor
package in German:
Package
package in Spanish:
Paquete
package in French:
Paquetage
package in Italian:
Package
package in Japanese:
パッケージ
package in Simple English:
Package
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
A to Z, A to izzard, Anschluss, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, agreement, all, all and sundry, alliance, alpha and omega,
amalgamation,
assemblage, assimilation, association, bag, bale, barrel, basket, be-all, be-all and
end-all, beginning and end, bind up, bindle, blend, blending, bolt, bottle, bottling, bouquet, box, box up, boxing, budget, bundle, bundle up, cabal, can, canning, capsule, cartel, carton, case, cask, centralization, coalescence, coalition, combination, combine, combo, complement, composition, confederacy, confederation, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, container, containerize, coupled, crate, crating, deck, do up, each and every,
ecumenism, embodiment, embox, embrace, encapsulate, encase, encasement, enclose, encompassment, encyst, enfold, enosis, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, everything, fagot, fardel, fasces, fascine, federalization, federation, fusion, hamper, hookup, include, inclusion, incorporate, incorporation, integration, invest, jar, junction, junta, lap, league, length and breadth,
marriage, meld, melding, merger, nosegay, one and all, pack, package deal, packaging, packet, packing, parcel, posy, pot, quiver, roll, roll up, rouleau, sack, set, sheaf, sheathe, shroud, smother, solidification, surround, swaddle, swathe, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synthesis, tank, the corpus, the ensemble, the
entirety, the lot, the whole, the whole range, tie up, tie-up,
tin, tinning, truss, truss up, unification, union, unit, unite, wedding, wrap, wrap about, wrap
up