subpackage

English

Etymology

From 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

object-oriented programming

• Finnish: alipaketti
• French: sous-package (fr) m

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.