(1) A control-structure database object produced during program preparation that can contain both executable forms of static SQL statements or XQuery expressions and placement holders for executable forms of dynamic SQL statements.
(2) A function that allows an application programmer to collect all the parts of an application together for distribution.
(3) In Java programming, a group of types. Packages are declared with the package keyword. (Sun)
(4) An installable unit of a software product. Software product packages are separately installable units that can operate independently from other packages of that software product.
(5) A collection of catalog entries that has a SKU and may be ordered as a single item. See also bundle, stock keeping unit.
(6) A shipping unit that may be tracked by a shipping carrier.
(7) A collection of related classes and interfaces that provides access protection and namespace management.
(8) A container that organizes artifacts into groups.
(9) The wrapper around the document content that defines the format used to transmit a document over the Internet, for example, RNIF, AS1, and AS2.