Packet
/ˈpak.ɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts6 letters
Definition of Packet
noun
- A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel
"Don't throw the crisp packet on the floor!"
- Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).
- A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.
- A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).
- A plastic bag.
"2012 August 6, Wendy Knowler, Plastic packets: who bags the profits?"
Anagrams of Packet
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