PACKAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does package mean? 

• PACKAGE (noun)
  The noun PACKAGE has 3 senses:

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. a wrapped container

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

  Familiarity information: PACKAGE used as a noun is uncommon.

• PACKAGE (verb)
  The verb PACKAGE has 1 sense:

1. put into a box

  Familiarity information: PACKAGE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACKAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

bundle; package; packet; parcel

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

wisp (a small bundle of straw or hay)

Derivation:

pack (arrange in a container)

package (put into a box)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A wrapped container

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

package; parcel

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

pack (a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film))

packet (a small package or bundle)

bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)

Derivation:

package (put into a box)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system

Context example:

the market for software is expected to expand

Hypernyms ("package" is a kind of...):

code; computer code ((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "package"):

operating system; OS ((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)

upgrade (software that provides better performance than an earlier version did)

database management system; DBMS (a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database)

documentation; software documentation (program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs)

supervisory software (specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs)

malware (malicious software, designed to break into a system)

spyware (computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent)

shrink-wrapped software (software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform))

shareware (software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.)

function; procedure; routine; subprogram; subroutine (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)

computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)

groupware (software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space)

freeware (software that is provided without charge)

CAD; computer-aided design (software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing)

compatible software (application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together)

compatible software (software that can run on different computers without modification)

beta software (software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release)

authoring language (software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming)

alpha software (a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers)

add-on; plug-in (a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application)

• PACKAGE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they package    ... he / she / it packages   
Past simple: packaged   
Past participle: packaged   
-ing form: packaging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put into a box

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

box; package

Context example:

box the gift, please

Hypernyms (to "package" is one way to...):

case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They package the goods

Derivation:

package (a wrapped container)

package (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)

packaging (the business of packing)

 Context examples 

EXAMPLE(S): For containers, the value provides an indication of the package type.

(Package Form Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A coded value representing the state (solid, liquid, gas) and nature of the package.

(Package Form Code, NCI Thesaurus)

A second involves the remodeling of chromatin—the way DNA is packaged in cells, which can affect whether genes are turned on or off.

(Gene Disruptions Associated with Autism Risk, NIH)

DNA wraps around histones to form chromatin, which packages DNA in the nucleus.

(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)

March 11 will give you the entire package—opportunity, money, and praise from VIPs.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

A coded value specifying special handling requirements for the package.

(Package Handling Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a package.

(Package Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

The cultured beta cells had markers found on normal beta cells, showed changes in calcium levels when exposed to glucose, and packaged insulin into granules.

(Developing Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes, NIH)

A level of DNA packaging in chromatin above that of the nucleosome, the fundamental subunit of chromatin structure.

(Chromatin Fiber, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug packaging type usually in a cylindrical shape with rounded ends.

(Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)