subpackage

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English

Etymology

sub- +‎ package

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sub‧pack‧age

Noun

subpackage (plural subpackages)

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

Translations

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.