packet

n 1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package},

{bundle}, {parcel}]

2: a small package or bundle

3: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat}, {packet

boat}]

packet

The unit of data sent across a {network}. "Packet" is a

generic term used to describe a unit of data at any layer of

the {OSI} {protocol stack}, but it is most correctly used to

describe {application layer} data units ("{application

protocol data unit}", APDU).

See also {datagram}, {frame}.

(1994-11-30)