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packet [n]
 
1)a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    Synonyms :bundle package parcel 
    See Also: accumulation  parcel  bunch  bundle  box  pack  wisp 
 
2)(computer science) a message or message fragment
    Synonyms :
    See Also: message  computer_science 
 
3)a small package or bundle
    Synonyms :
    See Also: package  deck 
 
4)a boat for carrying mail
    Synonyms :mail_boat mailboat packet_boat 
    See Also: boat 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

The unit of data sent across a network. "Packet" is a generic term used to describe a unit of data at any layer of the OSI protocol stack, but it is most correctly used to describe application layer data units ("application protocol data unit", APDU).

See also datagram, frame.

(1994-11-30)



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