transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-kət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English pekette, pakat, from Anglo-French pacquet, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch pak pack
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a small bundle or parcel
b. : a small thin package
c. British
(1) : pay envelope
(2) : salary , paycheck
d. chiefly British : a considerable amount
that trip will cost a packet
2.
a. : a number of letters dispatched at one time
b. : a small group, cluster, or mass
3. : a passenger boat usually carrying mail and cargo
4. British : a pack of cigarettes
5. : a short fixed-length section of data that is transmitted as a unit in an electronic communications network