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Noun: packet  pa-kit
  1. A collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    "The delivery person left a packet on the doorstep";
    - package, bundle, parcel
     
  2. (computing) a message or message fragment
    "The network router efficiently directed packets of data to their destinations"
     
  3. A small package or bundle
    "She tore open a packet of sugar for her coffee"
     
  4. A boat for carrying mail
    "The packet boat arrived weekly with letters from the mainland";
    - mailboat, mail boat, packet boat
Verb: packet  pa-kit
  1. 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