metapackage

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noun

A software package that contains no software itself, but serves to install a particular set of other packages.

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Meanings

nounmetapackage (plural metapackages)

plural metapackages

  1. computingA software package that contains no software itself, but serves to install a particular set of other packages.

Origin

From meta- + package.

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APA

metapackage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapackage

MLA

“metapackage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapackage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metapackage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapackage.

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