PACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does packet mean? 

• PACKET (noun)
  The noun PACKET has 4 senses:

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. (computer science) a message or message fragment

3. a small package or bundle

4. a boat for carrying mail

  Familiarity information: PACKET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PACKET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

bundle; package; packet; parcel

Hypernyms ("packet" 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 "packet"):

wisp (a small bundle of straw or hay)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(computer science) a message or message fragment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("packet" is a kind of...):

message (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A small package or bundle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("packet" is a kind of...):

package; parcel (a wrapped container)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "packet"):

deck (street name for a packet of illegal drugs)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A boat for carrying mail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mail boat; mailboat; packet; packet boat

Hypernyms ("packet" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

 Context examples 

But he must have some strong reason for sending Miss Cushing this packet.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The packet was in my hand.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Instead of moving packets of charge around, a device built on spintronics would transmit information using the relative spin of a series of electrons, known as a pure spin current.

(Certain organic semiconducting materials can transport spin faster than they conduct charge, University of Cambridge)

She tore from the bosom of her dress a small packet.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A lasting connection between a user (or user agent) and a peer, typically a server, usually involving the exchange of many packets between the user's computer and the server.

(Computer Session, NCI Thesaurus)

“Here, sir,” said Poole, and gave into his hands a considerable packet sealed in several places.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Also a small packet of technical papers.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“And for thyself, Alleyne, if there be any dear friend to whom you would fain give greeting, I can send it for thee within this packet.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Now, then, if Jim is agreeable, we'll open the packet”; and he laid it before him on the table.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a packet.

(Packet Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)