different between package vs powerpoint

English

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?pæk?d?/
  • California, US: IPA^(key): [?p?ak?d??]

Noun

package (countable and uncountable, plural packages)

1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

   Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

3. (software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4. (uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
5. Something resembling a package.
6. A package holiday.
7. A football formation.

   the "dime" defensive package

   For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.

8. (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
   • 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours (page 93)

     The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

9. (uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
10. (journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.

Translations

Verb

package (third-person singular simple present packages, present participle packaging, simple past and past participle packaged)

1. To pack or bundle something.
2. To travel on a package holiday.
3. To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

Translations

References

• “package, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, January 2015

English

Etymology

From PowerPoint, trademarked brand of presentation software.

Noun

powerpoint (plural powerpoints)

1. An electronic slide presentation.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English powerpoint

Noun

powerpoint

1. electronic slide presentation

Declension

Synonyms

• præsentation

See also

• slide

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• PowerPoint

Etymology

Borrowed from English powerpoint.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?paw.e?.?p?j?t??/, /-?p?j?t/

Noun

powerpoint m (plural powerpoints)

1. powerpoint (electronic slide presentation)

   Synonyms: slides, apresentação