Definition of Package

Babylon English
package
n. bundle, parcel; container for storage or transportation; wrapping or packaging for sale or merchandise; inseparable combination of items
v. pack, wrap; create attractive packaging in order to promote the sale of an item; combine things together as one inseparable unit

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Package Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

MONASH Marketing Dictionary
Package
the wrapping, packet, carton, bottle, box, etc, used for containment, protection or promotion of a product. See Packaging.

Cotton Textile Industry Glossary of Terms
PACKAGE
A general term for any wound arrangement of YARN, such as a CHEESE or CONE.


Package Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

Integrated Circuit Terminology
Package
a protective container for electronic components with terminals to provide electrical and or optical access.

JDK Doc(JAVA)
Package
- class java.lang..Package 
public class Package extends Object 
Tree:java.lang.Object - java.lang.Package
Package objects contain version information about the implementation and specification of a Java package. This versioning information is retrieved and made available by the classloader that loaded the class(es). Typically, it is stored in the manifest that is distributed with the classes.

Noman's Java(TM) Glossary
package
A package in Java is an encapsulation mechanism that can be used to group related classes, interfaces and subpackages. Packages are declared with the package keyword.


Package Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Package
(n.)
Act or process of packing.
  
(n.)
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.
  
(n.)
A charge made for packing goods.
  
(n.)
A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
  

WordNet 2.0
package

Noun
1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
(synonym) bundle, packet, parcel
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) wisp
(derivation) box
2. a wrapped container
(synonym) parcel
(hypernym) container
(hyponym) bundle, sheaf
(derivation) box
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"
(synonym) software, software system, software package
(hypernym) code, computer code
(hyponym) alpha software
(classification) computer science, computing

Verb
1. put into a box; "box the gift, please"
(synonym) box
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
(derivation) parcel

hEnglish - advanced version
package

package
\pack"age\ (?), n.
1. act or process of packing.
2. a bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
3. a charge made for packing goods.
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.
package
n
1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: bundle, packet, parcel]


2. a wrapped container [syn: 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 system, software package]
[ant: hardware] v : put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box]
[ant: unbox]




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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
package
pacáiste

English Phonetics


Package Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

A Basic Guide to ASL
Package
The open hands, palms facing and fingers pointing out, are dropped an inch or two simultaneously. They then shift their relative position so that both palms face the body, with one hand in front of the other. In this new position they again drop an inch or two simultaneously.


Package Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

AJA_Glossary of Wireless, RF and Microwave Terms
Package
The container for a circuit and/or component(s) with terminals to provide electric access to the inside of the container. In addition, the container could provide hermetic and environmental protection for, and a particular form factor to, the assembly of electronic components.


Package Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Package
Package can refer to:
  • container, such as a boxparcel, or commercial packaging 
  • Software package, in computing, a type of file format where software programs and installation material is grouped together
  • in electronics, the material added around a component or integrated circuit to allow it to be handled without damage and incorporated into a circuit, see
  • Automotive package, in automobile production and marketing, a group of related features sold as a bundle
  • Package holiday, in tourism, a holiday or package tour which consists of transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor
  • in slang, the male genitalia, including the penisscrotum and testicles
  • Movie packaging, in film industry terminology, when a top level talent agency starts up a film or television project using its own talent.
  • Media packaging, an arranged set of clips pertaining to one particular story often used in news broadcasts and typically narrated by an anchor or a field reporter.

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DBPF (file format)
DBPF files are files used by Electronic Arts to store data for several computer games. These games include SimCity 4, The Sims 2, and The Sims Online.

Like many game data formats, the file is actually an archive of several files that store the various pieces of data used by the game. These may include graphics3d modelsanimations, sound files, and scripts.

This particular file format uses more than one filename extension. These include:

  • .dat (Data provided with the SimCity 4, user downloadable plugins/mods for SimCity 4)
  • .SC4Model (User created building models for SimCity 4)
  • .SC4Lot (User created lots for SimCity 4)
  • .SC4 (Savegame file provided with SimCity 4, User created savegame files for SimCity 4)
  • .Package (Data provided with The Sims 2, user downloadable plugins/mods for The Sims 2)

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