PACKET

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