Dictionary entry details
• PACKAGE (noun)
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)
Meaning:
A wrapped container
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
parcel; package
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"):
bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
pack (a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film))
packet (a small package or bundle)
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:
software system; software program; software package; software; computer software; package
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"):
function; procedure; routine; subprogram; subroutine (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)
shareware (software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.)
shrink-wrapped software (software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform))
spyware (computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent)
supervisory software (specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs)
documentation; software documentation (program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs)
database management system; DBMS (a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database)
upgrade (software that provides better performance than an earlier version did)
computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)
operating system; OS ((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)
alpha software (a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers)
authoring language (software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming)
beta software (software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release)
compatible software (software that can run on different computers without modification)
compatible software (application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together)
CAD; computer-aided design (software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing)
freeware (software that is provided without charge)
groupware (software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space)
• PACKAGE (verb)
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
