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packet
(pak′it)
noun
- Obsolete a parcel of letters
- a small package or parcel
- packet boat
- Brit., Informal a large amount of money
Origin: MFr paquet, dim. of pacque, pack
transitive verb
to make up into a packet
See packet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A small package or bundle.
- Informal A sizable sum of money.
- A boat, usually a coastal or river steamer, that plies a regular route and carries passengers, freight, and mail.
- A short block of data transmitted in a packet switching network.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English pekette
Origin: , probably diminutive of pak, pack; see pack1
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