Package (computing)

Most generally a package is a box, or such, containing something (perhaps, a present).

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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.

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In computing, a package is a type of file format to package software installation material. See software package for more.

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Java Package Count

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