package management system
package management system noun: a package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.
Noun
package management system (plural package management systems)
- A package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.
- In Red Hat, use the glint package management system and the Applications subdirectory to locate the font files.1999, Bernice Sacks Lipkin, LaTeX for Linux
- It is, however, weak on configuration amenities for newcomers, and it uses no package management system comparable to RPM or Debian's package manager, so it is more difficult to maintain.2000, Roderick W Smith, The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook
- Synonyms:
- PMS
Synonyms of package management system
Forms of package management system
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Questions about package management system
- What does package management system mean?
- Package management system means a package manager: the tool used by an operating system to manage software installation.
- What part of speech is package management system?
- Package management system is a noun.
- What is the plural of package management system?
- The plural of package management system is package management systems.
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