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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
package — [ paka(d)ʒ; pakɛdʒ ] n. m. • 1968; mot angl. (XVIe), de to pack « emballer » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Inform. Ensemble cohérent de programmes et de documentations commercialisables (⇒ progiciel). 2 ♦ Public. Ensemble des prestations, faisant partie d un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Package — can refer to:*Packaging and labelling *Mail item larger than a letter *Software package, in computing, a type of file format where software programs and installation material is grouped together **Java package, a concept programming where related … Wikipedia
package — The figurative meaning ‘a set of proposals or arrangements considered as a whole’, common in combinations such as package deal and package holiday, was a 20c development first in AmE and more recently in BrE: • The mass audience…is…merely given… … Modern English usage
package — [pak′ij] n. 1. Obs. the act or process of packing 2. a wrapped or boxed thing or group of things; parcel 3. a container, wrapping, etc., esp. one in which a commodity is packed for sale ☆ 4. a number of items, plans, etc. offered or proposed as… … English World dictionary
Package — (engl. Paket) bezeichnet: in der Elektronik die Ummantelung eines integrierten Schaltkreises (z. B. Mikrochip) inklusive der Anschlussstellen (Leads und Pins), siehe Chipgehäuse im Kontext von Betriebssystem Distributionen ein Programmpaket… … Deutsch Wikipedia
package — ► NOUN 1) an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or packed in a box. 2) N. Amer. a packet. 3) (also package deal) a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed as a whole. 4) informal a package holiday. 5) Computing a collection of… … English terms dictionary
package — / pækidʒ/, it. / pɛk:ɛdʒ/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) pack impaccare, imballare ], usato in ital. al masch., invar. (inform.) [insieme di programmi per calcolatori elettronici] ▶◀ [➨ pacchetto (2)] … Enciclopedia Italiana
package — /ingl. ˈpækɪdʒ/ [vc. ingl., propr. «pacco, imballaggio», da pack «pacco»] s. m. inv. (elab.) pacchetto, insieme di programmi … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
package — n packet, *bundle, bunch, bale, parcel, pack … New Dictionary of Synonyms
package — A group of addressed pieces assembled and secured together to make up a basic unit of bulk mail for processing purposes. (Also see bundle.) … Glossary of postal terms
