Christmas tree packet

noun

A data packet having every option set for whatever protocol is in use.

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Meanings

nounChristmas tree packet (plural Christmas tree packets)

plural Christmas tree packets

  1. computingA data packet having every option set for whatever protocol is in use.

Origin

By analogy with a Christmas tree decorated with electric lights.

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Christmas tree packet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20packet

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“Christmas tree packet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20packet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas tree packet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20tree%20packet.

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