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subpackage

Syllables: sub·pack·age

subpackage noun: a physical package contained within another package.

Noun

subpackage (plural subpackages)

  1. A physical package contained within another package.
  2. (object-oriented programming) A package situated hierarchically below another package.
    Antonyms:
    superpackage

Verb

subpackage (third-person singular simple present subpackages, present participle subpackaging, simple past and past participle subpackaged)

  1. (transitive) To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.

Antonyms of subpackage

Forms of subpackage

Noun
pluralsubpackages
Verb
third-person singular presentsubpackages
present participlesubpackaging
past participlesubpackaged
pastsubpackaged

Origin of subpackage

From sub- + package.

Questions about subpackage

What does subpackage mean?
Subpackage means a physical package contained within another package.
What part of speech is subpackage?
Subpackage can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subpackage?
The plural of subpackage is subpackages.

Words near subpackage in the dictionary

  1. suboxidation
  2. suboxide
  3. suboxides
  4. suboxone
  5. subpack
  6. subpackage
  7. subpackaged
  8. subpackages
  9. subpackaging
  10. subpacket
  11. subpackets

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