upgrade vs package

package vs upgrade

upgrade and package both are nouns.

upgrade and package both are verbs.

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

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

upgrade: software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
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 upgrade include computer software, software, software package, software program, software system.

upgrade (noun)	package (noun)
the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)	a wrapped container
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did	(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
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
a reservation that is improved
software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

upgrade (verb)	package (verb)
to improve what was old or outdated	put into a box
give better travel conditions to
get better travel conditions
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between upgrade and package

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