upgrade vs software package

software package vs upgrade

upgrade and software package both are nouns.

upgrade is a verb but software package is not a verb.

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

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

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

upgrade (noun)	software package (noun)
the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)	merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale
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 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)	software package (verb)
to improve what was old or outdated
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 software package

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