package format

noun

A type of archive containing computer programs and additional metadata required by a package manager.

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Meanings

nounpackage format (plural package formats)

plural package formats

  1. computingA type of archive containing computer programs and additional metadata required by a package manager.
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APA

package format. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20format

MLA

“package format.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20format. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “package format,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20format.

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