n.
- a paper or cardboard container.
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(a packet)
informal, chiefly Brit. a large sum of money.
- dated a boat travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail.
- Computing a block of data transmitted across a network.
v.
(packets, packeting, packeted)
[
often as adj. packeted]
wrap up in a packet.
Etymology
C16: dimin. of pack1, perh. from Anglo-Norman Fr.; cf. Anglo-Latin paccettum.