package en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
A dirty package was left in my home.
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(countable, uncountable) Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
It’s now created a system where creators should be afraid to make a series that dares to end on a cliffhanger or save anything for future seasons, lest their story forever be left unfinished. And viewers are afraid to commit to any show that isn’t a completely aired package lest they spend 10-30 hours on something that ends up unresolved, which has happened dozens and dozens of times, creating a vast “show graveyard” within Netflix.
2023 January 17, Paul Tassi, “Netflix Has Created A Self-Fulfilling Cancelation Loop With Its New Shows”, in Forbes:
- (countable, uncountable) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
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(archaic, uncountable) 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
1781, A Complete Digest of the Theory, Laws, and Practice of Insurance, page 106:But we see more; we see a very curious and artificial arrangement of the fibres very much contributing to facilitate their package, and by which they mutually support one another and act with the greatest advantage.
1849, “TONGUE”, in Robert Bentley Todd, editor, The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology, volume IV, London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster-Row, pages 1127/2-1128/1, column 2:The Company's instructions to the supracargoes of their ships are very particular as to the mode of package and stowage.
1813, William Milburn, Oriental Commerce: Containing a Geographical Description of the Principal Places in the East Indies, China, and Japan, with Their Produce, Manufactures, and Trade, Including the Coasting Or Country Trade from Port to Port: also the Rise and Progress of the Trade of the Various European Nations with the Eastern World, Particularly that of the English East India Company from the Discovery of the Passage Round the Cape of Good Hope to the Present Period: with an Account of the Company's Establishments, volume II, London: Black, Parry, and Co., page 533:
- (countable, uncountable) Something resembling a package.
- (countable, uncountable) A package holiday.
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(countable, uncountable) A football formation.
For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
the "dime" defensive package
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(countable, euphemistic, uncountable, vulgar) 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.
2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours, page 93:
- (historical, uncountable) A charge made for packing goods.
- (countable, uncountable) A group of related stories spread over several pages.
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).
Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
2005, Ted White, Broadcast News: Writing, Reporting, and Producing, page 245:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| packages | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pakige | alternative, deliberate, misspelling | lexicographic |
Deriveds
package deal · subpackage · service design package · total package · package format · whole package · package tour · package leaflet · red package · nanopackage · complete package · original package doctrine · superpackage · retropackage · care package · physics package · metapackage · package store · package film · package management system · multipackage · software package · package saver
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (193)
hy փաթեթ (something which is packed) · de Paket (something which is packed) · es paquete (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ro pachet (something which is packed) · sh па̀ке̄т (something which is packed) · ur پَیکِج (something which is packed) · lv paciņa (something which is packed) · it pacchetto (something consisting of components) · ja 包装 (act of packing) · pt empacotamento (act of packing) · eu paketea (something which is packed) · ru паке́т (something consisting of components) · es bulto (something resembling a package) · ka პაკეტი (something which is packed) · ms bungkusan (something resembling a package) · ja パッケージ (something which is packed) · ru упако́вка (something which is packed) · ko 짐 (something which is packed) · scn paccu (something which is packed) · es embalaje (act of packing) · az paket (something which is packed) · fr paquet (something which is packed) · ta பார்சல் (something which is packed) · sl paket (something which is packed) · el δέμα (something which is packed) · sh pòšīljka (something which is packed) · hi पैकेट (something which is packed) · bg паке́т (something which is packed) · scn pachettu (something which is packed) · ar عُبُوَّة (something which is packed) · ca paquet (something consisting of components) · ja パッケージ (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · pl pakiet (something consisting of components) · it pacchetto (package holiday) · fi pakkaus (something resembling a package) · nb pakke (something which is packed) · fi pakkaaminen (act of packing) · ja パケット (something which is packed) · fi pakettiloma (package holiday) · fi pakkaus (something which is packed) · fi pakkaus (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · lv paka (something which is packed) · nl pak (something which is packed) · tl pakete (something which is packed) · uk паке́т (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · lo ຫໍ່ (something which is packed) · he אֲרִיזָה (act of packing) · ru паке́т (package holiday) · my အထုပ် (something which is packed) · ar حُزْمَة (something which is packed) · es package (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · he חֲבִילָה (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · kk пакет (something which is packed) · nl inpakken (act of packing) · fi paketti (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · fi paketti (something consisting of components) · grc δέσμη (something which is packed) · eo pako (something which is packed) · sv paketresa (package holiday) · ko 꾸러미 (something which is packed) · th ห่อ (something which is packed) · hi गाँठ (something which is packed) · hi बस्ता (something which is packed) · lt paketas (something which is packed) · el πακέτο (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ca paquet (something resembling a package) · km កញ្ចប់ (something which is packed) · sm ʻofu (something which is packed) · pt embalamento (act of packing) · de Packung (something which is packed) · mk пакет (something which is packed) · de Paket (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ja 梱包 (act of packing) · sv paketering (act of packing) · hi पैकेज (something which is packed) · el πακέτο (something consisting of components) · et pakett (something which is packed) · mn пакет (something which is packed) · rgn pac (something which is packed) · sh по̀шӣљка (something which is packed) · hu csomag (something which is packed) · vi kiện hàng (something which is packed) · ca paquet (male genitalia) · da pakke (something which is packed) · uk паку́нок (something which is packed) · tk paket (something which is packed) · pdt Pak (something which is packed) · el πακετάρισμα (act of packing) · la fasciculus (something which is packed) · mi kope (something which is packed) · cs balíček (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · io paketo (something which is packed) · ar رِزْمَة (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ja 包み (something which is packed) · fr paquet (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · haw ʻope (something which is packed) · be паке́т (something which is packed) · la sarcina (something which is packed) · ca paquet (package holiday) · pl paczka (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · sv paket (something which is packed) · uk паке́т (something which is packed) · pl pakunek (something which is packed) · is pakki (something which is packed) · de Paket (something consisting of components) · ms bungkusan (something which is packed) · fa-ira بَسْتِه (something which is packed) · fi paketti (something which is packed) · scn paccu (male genitalia) · ms pakej (package holiday) · ms paket (package holiday) · ru паке́т (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ar طَرْد (something which is packed) · el πακέτο (something which is packed) · nl verpakken (act of packing) · it pacco (something resembling a package) · bg паке́т (something resembling a package) · sv paket (something resembling a package) · ko 패킹 (act of packing) · ko 포장 (act of packing) · ur پُلَنْدا (something which is packed) · ca paquet (something which is packed) · es paquete (something resembling a package) · it impacchettamento (act of packing) · pt pacote (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · pl pakiet (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ur گان٘ٹھ (something which is packed) · vi bưu kiện (something which is packed) · tr paket (something which is packed) · tg пакет (something which is packed) · mi mōkī (something which is packed) · to kofukofu (something which is packed) · scn pachettu (something consisting of components) · fi ryhmitys (football formation) · bg паке́т (something consisting of components) · bg опако́ване (act of packing) · ru паке́т (something resembling a package) · ru упако́вка (act of packing) · eu pakete (something resembling a package) · sq paketë (something which is packed) · ko 패키지 (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · pt pacote (something which is packed) · pl paczka (something which is packed) · is böggull (something which is packed) · vi gói (something which is packed) · fa-ira پاکَت (something which is packed) · scn pachettu (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · tg баста (something which is packed) · es paquete (package holiday) · it pacco (something which is packed) · ko 패키지 (something which is packed) · fr paquet (something consisting of components) · uk паку́нок (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · cmn 軟件包 /软件包 (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · cmn 包裹 (something which is packed) · sk balík (something which is packed) · es paquete (male genitalia) · bn প্যাকেজ (something which is packed) · da pakning (act of packing) · ru посы́лка (something which is packed) · cmn 包裝 /包装 (act of packing) · cmn 包 (something which is packed) · he אֲרִיזָה (something which is packed) · ru свёрток (something which is packed) · ky пакет (something which is packed) · ko 곤포 (act of packing) · es paquete (something which is packed) · la fascis (something which is packed) · es kete (something which is packed) · fr paquetage (something which is packed) · ja パッキング (act of packing) · ka შეკვრა (something which is packed) · be паку́нак (something which is packed) · it pacchetto (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · cs balík (something which is packed) · ar صُرَّة (something which is packed) · fi paketti (something resembling a package) · th หีบห่อ (something which is packed) · sh pàkēt (something which is packed) · et pakk (something which is packed) · mi mōkī (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ga pacáiste (something which is packed) · he חֲבִילָה (something which is packed) · uz paket (something which is packed) · ko 패킷 (something which is packed) · it pacco (male genitalia) · bg паке́т (male genitalia) · mn илгээмж (something which is packed) · bg паке́т (computing: piece of software that it can be installed with a package manager) · ur بَسْتَہ (something which is packed) · ru паке́т (something which is packed) · ca empaquetatge (act of packing) · ko 짐꾸러미 (something which is packed)