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pack·et P0006000 (păk′ĭt)n.1. A small pouch, often consisting of two plastic or foil sheets sealed at the edges, used to distribute single portions of products in the form of liquids, powders, or small pieces: a ketchup packet.2. A small package or bundle: sent me a packet of newspaper clippings.3. Informal A sizable sum of money.4. A boat or ship, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail.5. A short block of data transmitted in a packet-switching network.
[Middle English paket, pekette, small package, bundle, probably diminutive of pak, pack; see pack1.]packet (ˈpækɪt) n1. (Commerce) 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 or pack 2. a small package; parcel3. (Nautical Terms) Also called: packet boat a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc, on a fixed short route4. slang a large sum of money: to cost a packet. 5. (Computer Science) computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission. See also packet switchingvb (tr) to wrap up in a packet or as a packet[C16: from Old French pacquet, from pacquer to pack, from Old Dutch pak a pack]pack•et (ˈpæk ɪt)
n. 1. a small package or parcel of anything: a packet of letters. 2. a small vessel that carries mail, passengers, and goods regularly on a fixed route. 3. Informal. a large amount of money. 4. Computers. a short segment of data transmitted as a unit over a network. v.t. 5. to bind up in a package or parcel. [1520–30; < Middle French pacquet=pacqu(er) to pack1 + -et -et] Packet a small pack, package, or parcel; a small collection, set, or lot—Wilkes.Examples: packet of friends, 1766; of letters, 1530; of lies; of miracles, 1613; of photographs, 1871; of plants, 1803; of rumour, 1828.parcel package">package packet1. 'parcel' and 'package'A parcel or package is an object or group of objects wrapped in paper, that can be carried somewhere or sent by post. The two words have almost exactly the same meaning in British English, but a parcel usually has a more regular shape than a package. Charities sent parcels of food and clothes to the refugees.I am taking this package to the post office.In American English, package is usually used rather than 'parcel'. 2. 'packet'In British English, a packet is a small container in which a quantity of something is sold. Packets are either small boxes made of thin cardboard, or bags or envelopes made of paper or plastic. There was an empty cereal packet on the table.Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet.In American English, a container like this is usually called a package or pack. A packet of or a package of something can refer either to the container and its contents, or to the contents only. The shelf was stacked with packages of rice and dried peas.He ate a whole a packet of biscuits.packet
Past participle: packetted
Gerund: packetting
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| I packet | | you packet | | he/she/it packets | | we packet | | you packet | | they packet |
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| I packetted | | you packetted | | he/she/it packetted | | we packetted | | you packetted | | they packetted |
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| I am packetting | | you are packetting | | he/she/it is packetting | | we are packetting | | you are packetting | | they are packetting |
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| I have packetted | | you have packetted | | he/she/it has packetted | | we have packetted | | you have packetted | | they have packetted |
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| I was packetting | | you were packetting | | he/she/it was packetting | | we were packetting | | you were packetting | | they were packetting |
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| I had packetted | | you had packetted | | he/she/it had packetted | | we had packetted | | you had packetted | | they had packetted |
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| I will packet | | you will packet | | he/she/it will packet | | we will packet | | you will packet | | they will packet |
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| I will have packetted | | you will have packetted | | he/she/it will have packetted | | we will have packetted | | you will have packetted | | they will have packetted |
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| I will be packetting | | you will be packetting | | he/she/it will be packetting | | we will be packetting | | you will be packetting | | they will be packetting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been packetting | | you have been packetting | | he/she/it has been packetting | | we have been packetting | | you have been packetting | | they have been packetting |
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| I will have been packetting | | you will have been packetting | | he/she/it will have been packetting | | we will have been packetting | | you will have been packetting | | they will have been packetting |
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| I had been packetting | | you had been packetting | | he/she/it had been packetting | | we had been packetting | | you had been packetting | | they had been packetting |
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| I would packet | | you would packet | | he/she/it would packet | | we would packet | | you would packet | | they would packet |
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| I would have packetted | | you would have packetted | | he/she/it would have packetted | | we would have packetted | | you would have packetted | | they would have packetted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  packet - a collection of things wrapped or boxed togetherbundle, package, parcelaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholewisp - a small bundle of straw or hay | | 2. | packet - (computer science) a message or message fragmentcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structuresmessage - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | | 3. | packet - a small package or bundledeck - street name for a packet of illegal drugsparcel, package - a wrapped container | | 4. |  packet - a boat for carrying mail mail boat, mailboat, packet boatboat - a small vessel for travel on water |
packetnoun1. container, box, package, wrapping, poke (dialect), carton, wrapper He wrote the number on the back of a cigarette packet.2. package, parcel the cost of sending letters and packets abroad3. (Slang) a fortune, lot(s), pot(s) (informal), a bomb (Brit. slang), a pile (informal), big money, a bundle (slang), big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), a small fortune, top dollar (informal), a mint, a wad (U.S. & Canad. slang), megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), an arm and a leg (informal), a bob or two (Brit. informal), a tidy sum (informal), a king's ransom (informal), a pretty penny (informal) You could save yourself a packet.Translationspacket (ˈpӕkit) noun a small often flat, usually paper or cardboard container, especially one in which food is sold or in which small objects are sent through the post. a packet of biscuits. 小包，小袋，小紙盒 小包裹
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pay packet1. Literally, an envelope or small parcel containing an employee's earnings. Primarily heard in UK. Back when I started working here, before online banking and direct debit, everyone got their pay packet put in their hand at the end of each week.2. By extension, a person's salary or rate of pay from an employer. Primarily heard in UK. The public outcry has been immense over revelations of the charity CEO's outrageous annual pay packet.See also: packet, paycop a packetTo be seriously injured. This phrase originated in the military. I got sent home after copping a packet during my tour of duty.See also: cop, packetmake a packetTo make a very large amount of money, especially by doing something very successfully. We'll make a packet if we can manage to secure a trading partner in China. I hear Sarah is making a packet with sales from her latest novel.See also: make, packetearn a packetTo earn a very large amount of money, especially by doing something very successfully. We'll earn a packet if we can manage to secure a trading partner in China. I hear Sarah is earning a packet with sales from her latest novel.See also: earn, packetlose a packetTo lose a very large amount of money, especially all at the same time. The sudden plunge in the company's stock price meant investors around the world have lost a packet. I vowed never to go into a casino again after losing a packet at the slot machines last Saturday.See also: lose, packetspend a packetTo spend a very large amount of money, especially all at the same time. We spent a packet securing our partnership with the Chinese manufacturers. I hear Sarah is spending a packet to self-publish her novel.See also: packet, spendcop a packetto become badly injured; to be wounded severely. (Originally military.) My uncle copped a packet in Normandy. If you want to cop a packet or worse, just stand up in that shallow trench, son.See also: cop, packetcop a packet 1 be killed, especially in battle. 2 contract a venereal disease. informal euphemisticSee also: cop, packetmake, lose, spend, etc. a ˈpacket (informal) make, etc. a large amount of money: He went to the USA and made a packet in office property. ♢ We spent a packet on our weekend away — everything was so expensive.See also: packetpacket
packet1. a small or medium-sized container of cardboard, paper, etc., often together with its contents 2. a boat that transports mail, passengers, goods, etc., on a fixed short route 3. Computing a unit into which a larger piece of data is broken down for more efficient transmission packet[′pak·ət] (biology) A cluster of organisms in the form of a cube resulting from cell division in three planes. (communications) A short section of data of fixed length that is transmitted as a unit. (physics) wave packet packeti. A single pulse of radar, digitized signal, or other ECM (electronic countermeasures) coded transmission.
ii. The prepackaged quantity of chaff for loading into the dispenser.
iii. A form of digital data transfer.packetThe unit of data sent across a network. "Packet" is ageneric term used to describe a unit of data at any layer ofthe OSI protocol stack, but it is most correctly used todescribe application layer data units ("application protocol data unit", APDU).
See also datagram, frame.packetA block of data transmitted over a packet-switched network, which is the common architecture of all local area networks (LANs) and most wide area networks (WANs) such as the Internet. Packets are mostly TCP/IP packets, because TCP/IP is the global networking standard. The terms frame, packet and datagram generally refer to the same entity. See packet switching, frame and datagram.MedicalSeeframeLegalSeePackSee PKT
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Related to packet: packet switching, Packet loss, Packet snifferSynonyms for packetnoun containerSynonyms- container
- box
- package
- wrapping
- poke
- carton
- wrapper
noun packageSynonymsnoun a fortuneSynonyms- a fortune
- lot(s)
- pot(s)
- a bomb
- a pile
- big money
- a bundle
- big bucks
- a small fortune
- top dollar
- a mint
- a wad
- megabucks
- an arm and a leg
- a bob or two
- a tidy sum
- a king's ransom
- a pretty penny
Synonyms for packetnoun a collection of things wrapped or boxed togetherSynonymsRelated Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- wisp
noun (computer science) a message or message fragmentRelated Words- computer science
- computing
- message
noun a small package or bundleRelated Wordsnoun a boat for carrying mailSynonyms- mail boat
- mailboat
- packet boat
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