Library / English Dictionary

PACKAGE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A wrapped container

Synonyms:

package; parcel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)

pack (a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film))

packet (a small package or bundle)

Derivation:

package (put into a box)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(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

Example:

the market for software is expected to expand

Synonyms:

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

code; computer code ((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

upgrade (software that provides better performance than an earlier version did)

database management system; DBMS (a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database)

documentation; software documentation (program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs)

supervisory software (specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs)

malware (malicious software, designed to break into a system)

spyware (computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent)

shrink-wrapped software (software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform))

shareware (software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.)

function; procedure; routine; subprogram; subroutine (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)

computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)

operating system; OS ((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)

groupware (software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space)

freeware (software that is provided without charge)

CAD; computer-aided design (software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing)

compatible software (application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together)

compatible software (software that can run on different computers without modification)

beta software (software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release)

authoring language (software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming)

alpha software (a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers)

add-on; plug-in (a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Synonyms:

bundle; package; packet; parcel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

wisp (a small bundle of straw or hay)

Derivation:

pack (arrange in a container)

package (put into a box)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put into a box

Example:

box the gift, please

Synonyms:

box; package

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "package" is one way to...):

case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They package the goods

Derivation:

package (a wrapped container)

package (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)

packaging (the business of packing)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A package in which two or more drug products that are normally available separately are now available together.

(Combination Package, NCI Thesaurus)

These vectors contain sequences necessary for packaging by P1 particles, as well as other P1 required elements.

(P1-derived Artificial Chromosome, NCI Thesaurus)

The maximum number of product units within a package.

(Package Capacity, NCI Thesaurus)

A number of individual items packaged as a unit.

(Pack, NCI Thesaurus)

A unique symbol that establishes identity of the package.

(Package Identifier with Attribute Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

The unique identification of a package in a specific context.

(Package Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

As yet we have passed only a few open boats, but none of them had on board any box or package of anything like the size of the one we seek.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

A device is packaged as being free of any living organisms.

(Packaged as Sterile, NCI Thesaurus)

I could see that it was already a third full of bundles of paper tied up with red tape into separate packages.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Any packaging operation not elsewhere described.

(Packaging Other, NCI Thesaurus)