Noun: packet pa-kit
- A collection of things wrapped or boxed together
"The delivery person left a packet on the doorstep";
- package, bundle, parcel
- (computing) a message or message fragment
"The network router efficiently directed packets of data to their destinations"
- A small package or bundle
"She tore open a packet of sugar for her coffee"
- A boat for carrying mail
"The packet boat arrived weekly with letters from the mainland";
- mailboat, mail boat, packet boat
- Put or wrap into a packet
"She packeted the seeds for distribution"
Derived forms: packeting, packets, packeted
Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, boat, collection, message, package, parcel
Encyclopedia: Packet, The