Most generally a package is a box, or such, containing something (perhaps, a present).
In computing, package is a programming term. In the Perl or Java programming languages, and in the Unified Modeling Language, a package can contain objects. It is equivalent to a container in Visual Basic.
Thus this type of package is more like the plastic bag which contains the groceries, than the package delivered by the postman.
In computing, a package is a type of file format to package software installation material. See software package for more.
| Package and class counts in Java | ||
| JDK Version | Package Count | Class Count |
| 1.0 1996 | 8 | 212 |
| 1.1 1997 | 25 | 504 |
| 1.2 1998 | 59 | 1520 |
| 1.3 2000 | same | same |
| 1.4 2002 | 135 | 2991 |
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