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Definitions for Packet

[1] a small group or package of anything: a packet of letters.
[2] Also called packet boat, packet ship . a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route, especially on rivers or along coasts.
[3] Cards . a part of a pack of cards after being cut.
[4] Informal . a large amount of money.
[5] Digital Technology . a relatively small unit of data sent over a network:Every email you send and web page you browse is transferred to and from your device in a series of packets.
[6] British Slang . a painful blow or beating. misfortune or failure.
[7] to bind up in a package or parcel.
[8] a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc, often together with its contents a packet of biscuits Usual US and Canadian word: package , pack
[9] a small package; parcel
[10] Also called: packet boat a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route
[11] slang a large sum of money to cost a packet
[12] computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission See also packet switching
[13] (tr) to wrap up in a packet or as a packet

Words related to Packet

container, parcel, package, envelope, wrapper, bag, folder, carton, file, wrapping

Words nearby Packet

packboard, packed, packed in like sardines, packed-cell volume, packer, packet, packet switched system, packet switching, packframe, packhorse, packing

Origin of Packet

1520–30; < Middle French pacquet, equivalent to pacqu(er ) to pack1 + -et -et

Word origin for Packet

C16: from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack

Synonyms for Packet

bag, carton, container, envelope, folder, package, parcel, wrapper, file, wrapping