packet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  2. noun (computer science) a message or message fragment
  3. noun a small package or bundle

Etymology

From Middle English pacquet; either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak and -et.

In classic literature

Synonyms

package, bundle, parcel

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