[syn: box, package]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Package \Pack"age\ (p[a^]k"[asl]j; 48), n.
1. Act or process of packing.
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2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a
parcel; as, a package of goods.
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3. A charge made for packing goods.
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4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods
imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were
the sons of aliens.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
package
n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn:
package, bundle, packet, parcel]
2: a wrapped container [syn: package, 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 program, computer software,
software system, software package, package] [ant:
computer hardware, hardware]
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box,
package] [ant: unbox]