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Meaning
Noun
●
A small
pack
or
pack
age;
a little
bundle
or parcel
●
In Nautical:
Originally, a
vessel
employed
by government to
convey
dispatches
or
mails
; hence, a
vessel
employed
in
conveying
dispatches
,
mails
,
passengers
, and
goods
, and having
fixed
days
of
sailing
; a
mail
boat
. Packet
boat
,
ship
,
vessel
(Wikipedia).
●
In Botany:
A
specimen
envelope
containing
small,
dried
plants
or
containing
parts
of
plants
when
attached
to a
larger
sheet.
●
In Networking:
A small
fragment
of
data
as
transmitted
on some types of network,
notably
Ethernet
networks
(Wikipedia).
●
In South African English:
A
plastic
bag.
●
Synonym of
package
(“male genitalia”).
●
A large amount of money.
Verb
●
To
make up
into a
packet
or bundle.
●
To
send in
a
packet
or
dispatch
vessel.
●
To
ply
with a
packet
or
dispatch
boat.
●
In Internet:
To
subject
to a
denial-of-service attack
in which a large number of
data
packets
are sent.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Package
Pacquet
Bundle
Packages
Bundles
Lunchbox
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Carton
Box
Jar
Datagram
Message
Tray
Wrapper
Node
Router
File
Signal
Bottle
Header
Protocol
Tcp
Bytes
Spoonful
Payload
Byte
Ack
Vial
Bag
Frame
Icmp
Loaf
Receiver
Block
Server
Mail
Traffic
Bits
Sender
Item
Routing
Sandwich
Network
Address
Firewall
Messages
Ip Address
Mac Address
Chocolate Bar
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