Definition of Packets. Meaning of Packets. Synonyms of Packets

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Definition of Packets

Packet
Packet Pack"et, n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL. paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See Pack.] 1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a packet of letters. --Shak. 2. 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, or vessel. See Packet, n., 2. Packet day, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or the sailing day. Packet note or post. See under Paper.
Packet
Packet Pack"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Packeting.] 1. To make up into a packet or bundle. 2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel. Her husband Was packeted to France. --Ford.
Packet
Packet Pack"et, v. i. To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

Meaning of Packets from wikipedia

- container Cigarette packet Sugar packet Network packet, a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-mode computer network Packet radio, a form of amateur...
- firewall blocks any response. Packet Editing is the modification of created or captured packets. This involves modifying packets in manners which are difficult...
- : 36  Packet loss is measured as a percentage of packets lost with respect to packets sent. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) detects packet loss...
- is in promiscuous mode, packets not for the service set the adapter is configured for are usually ignored. To see those packets, the adapter must be in...
- telecommunications, packet switching is a method of grouping data into packets that are transmitted over a digital network. Packets are made of a header...
- route. When necessary, some networks can break a larger packet into smaller packets. IP packets are composed of a header and payload. The header consists...
- called packets that can be more efficiently moved through the network than one large block of data. Numerous standards cover the structure of packets, but...
- average. Two of the ships were Falmouth packets and two were steamers, while 17 were American sailing packets. Eight were on the New York–Liverpool route...
- should forward the reply. All IP packets have a source IP address and a destination IP address. Typically, packets p****ing from the private network to...
- A sugar packet is a delivery method for one serving of sugar or other sweetener. Sugar packets are commonly supplied in restaurants, coffeehouses, and...