Meanings
nounpackage manager (plural package managers)
plural package managers
- computingA computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.
Synonyms: package management system
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA computer program responsible for installing, updating and configuring other software, maintaining an index of installed programs and resolving their dependencies.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 包管理器
- 包管理器 (bāoguǎnlǐqì)program responsible for installing and updating other software
Finnish paketinhallintatyökalu
- paketinhallintatyökaluprogram responsible for installing and updating other software
French gestionnaire de paquets
- gestionnaire de paquetsprogram responsible for installing and updating other software
Greek διαχειριστής πακέτου
- διαχειριστής πακέτου (diacheiristís pakétou)program responsible for installing and updating other software
Portuguese gerenciador de pacotes, gestor de pacotes
- gerenciador de pacotesprogram responsible for installing and updating other software
- gestor de pacotesprogram responsible for installing and updating other software
Ukrainian ме́неджер паку́нків
- ме́неджер паку́нків (ménedžer pakúnkiv)program responsible for installing and updating other software
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APA
package manager. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20manager
MLA
“package manager.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20manager. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “package manager,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/package%20manager.
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