packet
packet Lexical Profile
packet Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small paper, cardboard, or plastic container or pouch in which small quantities of food, seeds, or other goods are packed for sale or single-serving use.
"She tore open a packet of sugar and stirred it into her morning coffee."
A small bundle, package, or collection of documents, letters, or worksheets fastened or grouped together.
"The teacher distributed an informational packet to every student on the first day of class."
In computing and telecommunications, a formatted block of data transmitted as a single unit over a digital network.
"The network router inspects each incoming data packet to determine the fastest path to its destination."
Historically, a boat or ship travelling at regular intervals between two ports to carry mail, goods, and passengers.
"In the nineteenth century, the steam packet crossed the channel twice a week carrying official dispatches."
• verb
To wrap, divide, or make up into a small package or packet.
"The automated factory machines quickly packeted the dried herbs for retail distribution."
• Rhymes for packet
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 16th century, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French 'paquet', formed as a diminutive of 'pac' (pack).