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package manager

package manager noun: a computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.

Noun

package manager (plural package managers)

  1. A computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.

Synonyms of package manager

Forms of package manager

pluralpackage managers

Questions about package manager

What does package manager mean?
Package manager means a computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.
What part of speech is package manager?
Package manager is a noun.
What is the plural of package manager?
The plural of package manager is package managers.

Words near package manager in the dictionary

  1. package holidays
  2. package leaflet
  3. package leaflets
  4. package management system
  5. package management systems
  6. package manager
  7. package managers
  8. package saver
  9. package savers
  10. package store
  11. package stores

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