packets
/ˈpækɪts/
NOUN
1. Small packages or bundles
Small collections of items enclosed, wrapped, or held together as individual units.
1.1. Small packages or parcels
Small quantities of goods or objects gathered and enclosed in bags, boxes, wrappers, or other containers.
Synonyms
Examples
- The delivery contained several packets of documents.
- She placed the packets carefully inside the storage box.
Related Words
1.2. Small bags or sachets
Small bags or sealed containers holding products such as food, toiletries, or other consumable items.
Synonyms
Examples
- The cafe provides sugar and cream packets with every coffee.
- The hikers carried snack packets in their backpacks.
Related Words
- wrappers
- containers
- packaging
- envelopes
1.3. Plant specimen envelopes
Small envelopes containing dried plant specimens or plant parts, sometimes attached to a larger botanical sheet.
Synonyms
- specimen envelopes
- plant envelopes
Examples
- The botanist arranged the plant packets in a collection.
- Each packet contained dried specimens collected during the expedition.
Related Words
- herbarium
- specimens
- botanical samples
- plant collections
1.4. Data units in computer networks
Formatted units of digital information transmitted individually across a computer network.
Synonyms
- data packets
- datagrams
Examples
- The router forwards packets to their intended destinations.
- Network congestion can delay the transmission of data packets.
Related Words
- data
- network
- transmission
- Ethernet
- protocol
1.5. Mail and dispatch vessels
Ships or boats used to carry mail, official dispatches, passengers, and goods on scheduled routes.
Synonyms
- mail boats
- packet boats
- packet ships
- dispatch vessels
Examples
- The packets carried official correspondence between the ports.
- Several packet boats operated on the regular mail route.
Related Words
- ships
- vessels
- steamers
- freighters
- transports
1.6. Large amounts of money
Substantial sums of money, especially when referring informally to earnings or profits.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- pittance
- peanuts
Examples
- The company made packets from its successful product launch.
- Some investors earned substantial packets from the sale.
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VERB
2. To make into packets or bundles
To gather items and arrange or enclose them together as packets or bundles.
2.1. Packaging items into bundles
To put objects or materials together and enclose them in packets for storage, handling, or distribution.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- unpack
- unwrap
Examples
- The workers packeted the samples for distribution.
- The documents were packeted into separate bundles.
Related Words
- packaging
- wrapping
- bundling
- containers
2.2. Sending by packet vessel
To transport or send mail and other items using a packet boat or dispatch vessel.
Synonyms
- dispatch
- send
- ship
- transport
Examples
- The government packeted official documents overseas.
- The supplies were packeted to the island.
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2.3. Attacking a network with data packets
To subject a computer system or network to a denial-of-service attack by sending it an excessive volume of data packets.
Synonyms
- flood
- overload
- bombard
Examples
- The attackers packeted the server with excessive traffic.
- The network was packeted in an attempt to disrupt its services.
Related Words
- cyberattack
- denial-of-service attack
- network traffic
- data transmission