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packet

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: packet

1
n
a small package or bundle
2
n
a boat for carrying mail
3
n
(computer science) a message or message fragment
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: packet
1

n a small package or bundle

Types:
deck
street name for a packet of illegal drugs
dime, dime bag
street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
Type of:
package, parcel
a wrapped container

n a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

Synonyms:
bundle, package, parcel
Types:
wisp
a small bundle of straw or hay
Type of:
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2

n a boat for carrying mail

Synonyms:
mail boat, mailboat, packet boat
Type of:
boat
a small vessel for travel on water
3

n (computer science) a message or message fragment

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