packets
Portions in wrappers
Packets are small packages or bundles.
A packet of seeds, a packet of sugar.
In computing, a packet is a unit of data transmitted across a network—information broken into manageable chunks that travel separately and reassemble at their destination.
The server dropped several packets during the outage.
In British English, packet commonly means a container for cigarettes or crisps.
Perfumed fabric packet
- servingMeasured food portion
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
wrapper · single-serve · sugar · ketchup · salt · pepper · sauce · seasoning
Self-contained network message unit
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- headerTop line of document
- frameSupporting outer structure
- TCPConnection-oriented network protocol
IP · protocol · checksum · fragmentation · reassembly · acknowledgment · sequence · routing
sachet
Perfumed fabric packet
sleeve · wrapper · single-serve · sugar · ketchup · salt · pepper · sauce · seasoning · sweetener
datagram
Self-contained network message unit
TCP · IP · protocol · checksum · fragmentation · reassembly · acknowledgment · sequence · routing · encapsulation
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
parcel · delivery · mailbox · shipping · tracking · padded · mailer · courier · postal · dispatch
stack
Items piled vertically
collection · set · group · assortment · parcel · stash · cache · cluster · pile · accumulation
- networksnetwork traffic, network security, MAN, PAN, cloud computing
- TCP/IPTCP, UDP, segment, handshaking, ACK
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- networking termsrouters, switches, servers, firewalls, modems
- network termshub, node, mesh, ring, grid
- 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