On Sonntag 11 Oktober 2009, Albert Hopkins wrote: > On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 11:58 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > sometimes upstream changes a packet without renaming it > > This got me thinking. I've been hearing the word "packet" used a lot > lately to describe software. I always think "is this a new thing or did > they mean 'package'? > > I tried doing my own investigation. Googling "software packet" returns > mostly software about network monitoring. Googling "software package" > returns just what you'd expect. Yet I've heard a few people lately > describe software as a "packet". Did these people phonetically mis-hear > "package" as "packet"? Is this something new? Sometimes I think to > correct these people but perhaps I'm the one who needs correcting? >
Paket = packet Paket = package too lazy to remember which one is what.
