Definition of packet Packet

/pæˈkʌt/ - [pakut] - pack•et

We found 20 definitions of packet from 6 different sources.

What does packet mean?

Noun Plural: packets
packet - a small package or bundle
		package, parcel a wrapped container
packet - (computer science) a message or message fragment
		message a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message"
packet - a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
		package, bundle, parcel
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
packet - a boat for carrying mail
		mailboat, mail boat, packet boat

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packet (Noun)
A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters, a packet of crisps, a packet of biscuits.
packet (Noun)
Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel sea Wikipedia .
packet (Noun)
A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.
packet (Noun)
A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks Wikipedia.
packet (Noun)
A plastic bag .
packet (Verb)
To make up into a packet or bundle.
packet (Verb)
To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
packet (Verb)
To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

packet (n.)
A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters.
packet (n.)
Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat.
packet (v. t.)
To make up into a packet or bundle.
packet (v. t.)
To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
packet (v. i.)
To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

packet
or PACKET-BOAT, (paquet, Fr.) a vessel appointed by the government to carry the mail of letters, packets, and expresses from one kingdom to another by sea, in the most expeditious manner. Thus the packet-boats, under the direction of the post-master-general of Great-Britain, carry the mails from Dover to Calais, from Falmouth to Lisbon, from Harwich to Helvoetsluys, and from Parkgate to Dublin.

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packet in sign language