package

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.

   A dirty package was left in my home.

2. 2
   noun

   Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

   Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

3. 3
   noun

   The act of packing something.

   for, it has often happened that, without any accident at ſea, heavy averages, owing to bad package and ſtowage only, have been demanded, and paid by inſurers

4. 4
   noun

   A football formation.

   the "dime" defensive package

5. 5
   noun

   The male genitalia.

   The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

6. 6
   noun

   Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).

   Attend a news conference, and prepare a wrap or package.

7. 7
   noun

   a wrapped container

8. 8
   noun

   (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.