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Package vs Lunchbox - What's the difference?

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Package is a synonym of lunchbox.


As nouns the difference between package and lunchbox

is that package is something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope while lunchbox is a container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

As a verb package

is to pack or bundle something.

package

English

(wikipedia package)

Noun

  • Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
  • Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
    • Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?
  • (label) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
  • The act of packing something.
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  • Something resembling a package.
  • A package holiday.
  • A football formation.
    • the "dime" defensive package
    For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.
  • (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
  • A charge made for packing goods.

    • Verb

    (packag)
  • To pack or bundle something.
  • To travel on a package holiday.

    • References

    * English euphemisms

    lunchbox

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lunch box

    Noun

    (es)
  • A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.
  • (slang) A person or object constantly at one's side (in the manner of a lunchbox).
  • (British slang) The male genitals when enclosed in clothing.
  • (Asia) A to-go lunch packaged in a disposable box.
  • (computing, slang) A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
  • * 1988 , PC Mag (volume 7, number 17, 11 October 1988, page 93)
    • You'll find a mix among clamshell laptops for strong laps, lunchboxes , and sewing-machine configurations; the latter two designs typically have detachable keyboards.
  • * 2004 , Scott Mueller, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops (page 20)
    • The performance difference between desktops and lunchboxes was practically nil.

    Synonyms

    * (container for transporting meals) lunch pail (US ), bento box * (sense, person or thing at one's side) sidekick * (male genitals enclosed in clothing) basket (US ), packet, package