subpackage

sub·pack·age
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noun

A physical package contained within another package.

Opposite
superpackage
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Meanings

nounsubpackage (plural subpackages)

plural subpackages

  1. A physical package contained within another package.
  2. object-oriented programmingA package situated hierarchically below another package.

    Antonyms: superpackage

verbsubpackage (third-person singular simple present subpackages, present participle subpackaging, simple past and past participle subpackaged)

present singular third person subpackages · participle present subpackaging · participle past subpackaged · past subpackaged

  1. transitiveTo place (an object) in a package which is itself inside a package.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA package situated hierarchically below another package.

Opposite
superpackage

Origin

From sub- + package.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish alipaketti
  • alipakettiobject-oriented programming
French sous-package
  • sous-packageobject-oriented programming
Cite this entry
APA

subpackage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpackage

MLA

“subpackage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpackage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subpackage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subpackage.

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