"package" | Definition and Related Words

package

Noun

A collection of things wrapped or boxed together (synset 108024575)
is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

subtypes: wisp - a small bundle of straw or hay

same as: bundle, packet, parcel
A wrapped container (synset 103876761)
is a type 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)
subtypes:
- 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
same as: parcel
(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 (synset 106578068)
"the market for software is expected to expand"

referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

is a type of: code, computer code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
subtypes:
- add-on, plug-in - a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
- 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
- operating system, os - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
- computer program, computer programme, program, programme - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
- 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
- malware - malicious software, designed to break into a system
- 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
same as: computer software, software, software package, software program, software system

Verb

Put into a box (synset 201487784)
"box the gift, please"

is a type of: case, encase, incase - enclose in, or as if in, a case

same as: box

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