packeted
Put in packets
Packeted means divided into packets or enclosed in a packet.
Data sent over the internet is packeted—broken into small units for transmission: The signal is packeted and routed through multiple servers.
Physical items can also be packeted: packeted seeds, packeted sugar.
The word appears mainly in technical contexts, especially networking and computing.
Put in order
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- bundledGathered and tied together
- groupedArranged by similarity
- portionedDivided into shares
compartmentalized · segmented · divided · partitioned · wrapped · labeled · bagged · boxed
Self-contained network message unit
- TCPConnection-oriented network protocol
- IPProtected creations or addresses
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
Ethernet · frame · header · payload · checksum · handshake · acknowledgment · retransmission
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
stationery · airmail · sealed · addressed · sorted · bundled · postmarked · parceled
sorted
Put in order
- categorizedGrouped by shared traits
- bundledGathered and tied together
- groupedArranged by similarity
portioned · compartmentalized · segmented · divided · partitioned · wrapped · labeled · bagged · boxed · sachet
datagram
Self-contained network message unit
- TCPConnection-oriented network protocol
- IPProtected creations or addresses
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
switch · Ethernet · frame · header · payload · checksum · handshake · acknowledgment · retransmission · congestion
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
correspondence · stationery · airmail · sealed · addressed · sorted · bundled · postmarked · parceled · dispatched
archived
Stored for posterity
- cachedStored in hiding
- compressedReduced by pressure
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
buffered · queued · stored · backup · batched · logged · indexed · serialized
packetedunordered
Not in sequence
chaotic · random · disorganized · scattered · jumbled
- ketchup packetSmall sealed tomato sauce
- sugar packetsPortioned granule wrappers
- seed packetsEnvelopes holding planting material
- data packetBundled bits for transmission
- silica gel packets
- sauce packetsSmall sealed flavor portions