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📦 A box or parcel 📦 To box or wrap 💻 A software set
package

package

227 4.2
A set of computer programs and files that do a specific job
  • noun
  • /ˈpækɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paquete de software
  • Of course, there are alternative software packages that accomplish the same goals as NetMeeting.
  • software package
  • analysis package
  • computer software package

While we're talking about Radeon, the Radeon driver package silently over clocking AMD CPUs.

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Examples

  • The training task, specifically the application of software packages, was found to be significant.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The model was constructed using the software package Vensim DSS version 5.6b.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Each student was allowed to master the different computer packages at her own pace.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Are different industry-specific software packages based upon similar symbol sets, or are there different sets?

    Academic text (1999)

  • Each consultant was exposed to a training package following a baseline phase of the project.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Certainly, statistical packages or quantitative analysis packages are important tools for teaching those subjects.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The sample of student data was cleaned and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Release 15.0.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Data were analyzed using NVivo, a qualitative data analysis computer software package for working with textual data.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Engineering Drawing students use software packages such as Inventor and SolidWorks to design three-dimensional prototypes and models.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The software package includes tools for graphic design and video editing.

Synonyms

bundle
vspackage
85 2.3

A group of things tied or wrapped together

is limited to computing units of related programs and documentation for system tasks
software package
vspackage
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A group of computer programs that work together to do a particular job

emphasizes inclusion of procedures and documentation as a formal computing unit

Compounds

software package
  • Specialized
5 3.2

A group of computer programs that work together to do a particular job

package tour
2 2.7

A holiday arranged by a travel agent that includes flights and hotels

vacation package
  • US
1 2.7

A group of travel services sold together for one price

package store
  • US
1 5.3

A shop that sells bottles of beer, wine or spirits to take home

package bomb
  • Offensive
1 5.6

A hidden device that explodes when someone opens a box or envelope

dual inline package switch
  • Specialized
7.4

A small row of tiny switches on a computer board used to set hardware options

package holiday
  • UK
2.7

A holiday sold by a travel company with flights and hotel included

How Comprehensive

platform
  • Specialized
278 4.9
library
  • Specialized
77 4.9
package
  • Specialized
227 4.2
module
101 3.7
script
  • Specialized
70 3.6

Surface Forms

package singular
packages plural

Morphology

package = pack (semi-transparent) = pack + age

The noun can be related to 'pack' as something grouped together as a unit, but the suffix '-age' is not fully transparent for many learners and the computing sense is specialized.

Etymology

Package (computing) keeps the same idea as the physical pack: it means 'a bundle' of parts, just like a small packet of goods. So a software package is a group of programs and tools offered together as one unit.