packet vs package

packet and package both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
packet	Yes	No	No	No
package	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, package is a hypernym of packet; that is, package is a word with a broader meaning than packet:

Other hypernyms of packet include parcel.

As nouns, packet and package are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of packet include bundle, parcel.

packet (noun)	package (noun)
a small package or bundle	a wrapped container
a boat for carrying mail	(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
(computer science) a message or message fragment	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

packet (verb)	package (verb)
	put into a box