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package - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'package' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Package [ n.]
- Act or process of packing.
- A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a parcel; as, a package of goods.
- A charge made for packing goods.
- 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.

Meaning of 'package' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . package [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (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
Example in sentence:
  • the market for software is expected to expand
2 . package [ v]
Meaning (2):
- put into a box
Example in sentence:
  • box the gift, please