spyware vs package

package vs spyware

spyware and package both are nouns.

spyware is not a verb while package is a verb.

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

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

spyware: computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent
package: (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

Other hypernyms of spyware include computer software, software, software package, software program, software system.

spyware (noun)	package (noun)
computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent	a wrapped container
	(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
	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

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

Difference between spyware and package

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