Package

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpækɪdÊ’/

Origin

From pack + -age (act of packaging) or from cognate Dutch pakkage.

Full definition of package

Noun

1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
3. The art of packing something.
4. Something resembling a package.
5. A package holiday.
6. A football formation. IE; the "dime" defensive package.
7. (computing) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way so that it can be installed with a package manager.
8. (euphemistic) The male genitalia.

Verb

1. To pack or bundle something.
2. To travel on a package holiday.