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package
- /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ækɪdʒ
Where it comes from
Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.
noun packages · pakige
- Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope. A dirty package was left in my home.
- Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software. Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
- A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
- The act of packing something. for, it has often happened that, without any accident at ſea, heavy averages, owing to bad package and ſtowage only, have been demanded, and paid by inſurers
- Something resembling a package.
- A package holiday.
- A football formation. the "dime" defensive package
- The male genitalia. The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.
- A charge made for packing goods.
- A group of related stories spread over several pages.
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Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).
Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
Similar: wrap
verb packages · packaging · packaged · pakige
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: parcel, packet, bundle, box, packing, packed, toolkit, crate, fixture, bundling, enclosure, folder, briefcase, toolbox, casing, pack
Translations
Every language
noun something consisting of components
| Français | paquet |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Paket |
| Italiano | pacchetto |
| Ελληνικά | πακέτο pakéto |
| Русский | паке́т pakét |
noun something which is packed
| Español | paquete, kete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 짐 jim, 꾸러미 kkureomi, 짐꾸러미 jimkkureomi, 패킷 paekit, 패키지 paekiji |
| 日本語 | 包み tsutsumi, パケット paketto, パッケージ pakkēji |
| 中文 | 包裹 bāoguǒ, 包 bāo |
| हिन्दी | पैकेज paikej, पैकेट paikeṭ, गाँठ gā̃ṭh, बस्ता bastā |
| Português | pacote |
| Français | paquet, paquetage |
| Deutsch | Paket, Packung |
| Italiano | pacco |
| Ελληνικά | πακέτο pakéto, δέμα déma |
| Română | pachet |
| Русский | паке́т pakét, посы́лка posýlka, свёрток svjórtok, упако́вка upakóvka |
| Tiếng Việt | kiện hàng, gói, bưu kiện |
| العربية | صُرَّة ṣurra, طَرْد ṭard, حُزْمَة ḥuzma, عُبُوَّة ʕubuwwa |
| עברית | חֲבִילָה khavilá, אֲרִיזָה arizá |
noun computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager
| Español | paquete, package |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 패키지 paekiji |
| 日本語 | パッケージ pakkēji |
| 中文 | 軟件包 /软件包 ruǎnjiànbāo |
| Português | pacote |
| Français | paquet |
| Deutsch | Paket |
| Italiano | pacchetto |
| Ελληνικά | πακέτο pakéto |
| Русский | паке́т pakét |
| العربية | رِزْمَة rizma |
| עברית | חֲבִילָה khavilá |
noun act of packing
| Español | embalaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포장 pojang, 곤포 gonpo, 패킹 paeking |
| 日本語 | 包装 hōsō, 梱包 konpō, パッキング pakkingu |
| 中文 | 包裝 /包装 bāozhuāng |
| Português | empacotamento, embalamento |
| Italiano | impacchettamento |
| Ελληνικά | πακετάρισμα paketárisma |
| Русский | упако́вка upakóvka |
| עברית | אֲרִיזָה arizá |
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