(1) A special method of distributing and
installing
software (or
software
upgrades) to a
computer. For example, on
a
Macintosh computer, a package usually
means "software." It's specifically a
directory, presented as a single
file,
that contains all the information the
Mac OS X Installer application needs to
install your software. That includes the software itself, as well as files that
are used only during the installation process. In a
Windows environment it is
sometimes called an
installation package or
update package.
(2) Multiple software programs that work together (or
performs similar functions) and is bundled and sold together as a software package.
