package
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: broadcasting
computing
engineering
journalism
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
radio
sciences
software
television
Etymology: Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.
Base: pack
Affixes: -age
Inflected forms:
form: packages
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: pakige
pos: noun
tags: alternative
deliberate
misspelling
form: packages
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: packaging
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: packaged
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: packaged
pos: verb
tags: past
form: pakige
pos: verb
tags: alternative
deliberate
misspelling
Senses:
gloss: Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: A dirty package was left in my home.
gloss: Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The act of packing something.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
uncountable
examples: 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
The Company's instructions to the supracargoes of their ships are very particular as to the mode of package and stowage.
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.
gloss: Something resembling a package.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A package holiday.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A football formation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: the "dime" defensive package
For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
gloss: The male genitalia.
pos: noun
tags: countable
euphemistic
uncountable
vulgar
examples: 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.
gloss: A charge made for packing goods.
pos: noun
tags: historical
uncountable
gloss: A group of related stories spread over several pages.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.
gloss: To pack or bundle something.
pos: verb
gloss: To travel on a package holiday.
pos: verb
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
Derived words: care package
complete package
metapackage
multipackage
nanopackage
original package doctrine
package deal
package film
package format
package leaflet
package management system
package saver
package store
package tour
physics package
red package
retropackage
service design package
software package
subpackage
superpackage
total package
whole package
copackage
depackage
mispackage
overpackage
packageability
packageable
packager
prepackage
repackage
underpackage
unpackage
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: паке́т
roman: pakét
lang: Catalan
word: paquet
lang: Finnish
word: paketti
lang: French
word: paquet
lang: German
word: Paket
lang: Greek
word: πακέτο
roman: pakéto
lang: Italian
word: pacchetto
lang: Polish
word: pakiet
lang: Russian
word: паке́т
roman: pakét
lang: Sicilian
word: pachettu