noun
- a small container or wrapper, typically made of paper or plastic, containing a quantity of something
- a small parcel or package
- a unit of data transmitted over a computer network
Usage: computing
Examples
- She opened a packet of crackers for lunch.
- The seeds came in a small paper packet.
- I received a packet in the mail yesterday.
- The router dropped several data packets during transmission.
- He made a packet selling his old comic books.
- Each packet contains enough seasoning for one meal.
- The network engineer analyzed the packet loss statistics.