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packet
What does packet mean?
packet (noun): a collection of things wrapped or boxed together.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use packet in a sentence?
How do you pronounce packet?
/ˈpækət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does packet come from?
From Middle English pacquet; either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak and -et.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of packet?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “packet” mean?
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
Right! That's what “packet” means.
the terminal point of something in space or time
Not quite: that's what end means.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
Not quite: that's what rate means.
a set of structured activities; a plan of action
Not quite: that's what program means.
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