Subpackage

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A physical package contained within another package.
  2. 2
    A package situated hierarchically below another package.
Verb
  1. 1
    To place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package. transitive

Etymology

From sub- + package.

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